Request detailed site maps and footprint specifications for the 'licensed facilities' intended for interim LLW/ILW storage to assess cumulative land clearing and runoff impacts.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission mentions the creation of on-site facilities for secondary waste but provides no data on the physical scale or location of these structures. For the Melgund area, any expansion of the industrial footprint beyond the main repository shaft increases the risk of habitat fragmentation and contaminated runoff into local watersheds used for fishing. By demanding specific site layouts during the Alternatives phase, the community can pressure the Proponent to minimize the footprint and implement superior drainage controls. This transparency will allow for a more accurate assessment of the total environmental displacement caused by the project, ensuring that 'interim' storage does not lead to unmonitored environmental degradation."
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.