Challenge the Proponent's reference to 'preventive measures to evacuate residents' by demanding a detailed operational plan that demonstrates 100% Proponent self-sufficiency, rather than reliance on municipal support.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission explicitly cites the potential need to 'evacuate residents and businesses' or take 'mitigation measures' in the event of a nuclear incident. Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no police, fire, or ambulance). Reliance on distant regional hubs (Ignace/Dryden) creates unacceptable response lag times for an evacuation scenario. Therefore, the Proponent must demonstrate they provide 100% of the emergency capacity required to execute these measures, as the community has no local capacity to assist. This ensures that the safety of Dyment and Borups Corners residents is not compromised by a lack of municipal infrastructure."
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.