Request a specific Socio-Economic Transition Plan for the 'Decommissioning and Closure' phases to be included in the IAA scope, despite the regulatory exclusion of these phases from the 'designated project' definition.
Strategic Rationale
"The text limits the IAA scope strictly to 'construction and operation,' relegating decommissioning and closure to the CNSC. While the CNSC manages technical safety, its mandate does not typically cover the socio-economic fallout of project closure (e.g., the 'bust' cycle after operations cease). Melgund Township needs assurance that the economic transition at the end of the project's life is planned for *now*. By excluding these phases from the IAA, the Proponent risks ignoring the long-term social stability of the region. We must demand that the IAA process captures the full lifecycle socio-economic impacts, ensuring that the community is not left without resources or a plan when the operational jobs disappear."
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.