Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency in emergency response for environmental spills or industrial accidents, including on-site fire and medical capacity.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission mentions 'corrective measures' for unforeseen effects but fails to acknowledge that Melgund Township (Dyment/Borups Corners) has zero local emergency services. Community has no local capacity; reliance on distant regional services in Ignace or Dryden creates unacceptable risk for immediate spill containment or accident response. The Proponent must provide 100% of emergency capacity to ensure that 'minimizing impacts' is physically possible in this unorganized territory. This recommendation forces the Proponent to address a critical safety gap, ensuring that a local incident does not overwhelm distant regional hubs or leave Melgund residents unprotected."
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.