Reject the use of 'approximate community centroids' for Dyment and Borups Corners and require a detailed map of all permanent and seasonal residences to determine actual proximity to the Project site.
Strategic Rationale
The Proponent's submission states distances were calculated using centroids because the communities 'lacked spatial boundaries.' In a scattered rural settlement like Melgund, a centroid is an arbitrary point that may underestimate the proximity of specific homes to the nuclear site. Accurate measurement from the nearest receptor is required to properly assess noise, air quality, and safety risks, rather than an average distance which dilutes the impact on the closest residents.
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.