Request specific details on how the 'safety case' and 'security' provisions cited in the CNSC licensing section will address the complete absence of local emergency services (fire, ambulance, police) in Melgund.
Strategic Rationale
"The text states that the CNSC licensing basis requires the Proponent to demonstrate that 'health, safety, security... are maintained.' However, Melgund Township currently possesses zero local emergency capacity; there is no existing service to 'maintain,' only a critical gap. Reliance on distant regional hubs like Ignace or Dryden creates unacceptable response times for a major industrial project. The Proponent must demonstrate total self-sufficiency in emergency response or fund dedicated local capacity to ensure the safety of residents and the project workforce, turning a potential liability into a safety improvement for the area."
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.