Request an updated 'Social Acceptability' baseline that specifically surveys current Melgund residents, rather than relying on the Phase 4 workshops which prioritized those 'involved in earlier phases'.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission claims the project is 'most socially acceptable' based on dialogue with groups 'who had been involved in earlier phases.' This methodology risks excluding newer residents or those in Dyment and Borups Corners who may not have participated years ago but are now facing the reality of site selection. To ensure the 'Social Acceptability' claim is valid for the actual host area, the Board must demand a fresh baseline assessment that captures the current sentiment of the unorganized territory's population, ensuring that the 'values-driven process' cited in the text reflects the people actually living there today."
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.