Request specific quantitative definitions and thresholds for the terms 'Negligible degree' and 'Moderate likelihood' used in the residual effects risk screening.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission rates the residual effects on fish habitat as having a 'Moderate likelihood' but a 'Negligible degree,' resulting in a 'Low Risk' classification. Without quantitative metrics (e.g., specific percentages of habitat loss or water quality variance), these subjective terms prevent the Local Services Board from assessing the true scale of impact. Defining these terms is critical to ensure that 'negligible' does not mask cumulative degradation of the local ecosystem over the project's lifespan, allowing for enforceable compliance standards."
Source Context
Understanding the Impacts of Nuclear Waste on our Community
This digital archive houses the public comments submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding Project 88774: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project. The impact assessment is led jointly by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This archive preserves community perspectives, concerns, and observations shared during the assessment process, particularly in relation to Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario and the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners who are the closest and most impacted of all in the process.