Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for emergency response and physical safety services for all Project phases, including the worker accommodation camp and transportation corridors.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission assumes that social impacts and waste management can be handled through 'coordination with local authorities.' However, Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local fire, police, or ambulance services. The Initial Project Description fails to account for the fact that there is no local capacity to coordinate with. Relying on distant regional hubs like Ignace or Dryden for emergency response to accidents, spills, or social disturbances at the worker camp creates an unacceptable risk profile for local residents. This task is an opportunity for the Proponent to improve the project by committing to a fully self-contained emergency response infrastructure that does not drain the already stretched resources of neighboring municipalities or leave Melgund residents vulnerable. The expected result is a comprehensive Emergency Services Plan that guarantees zero reliance on non-existent local volunteer or municipal services."
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.