Demand the Proponent demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for emergency response and fire suppression capabilities for the proposed on-site LLW and ILW storage facilities.
Strategic Rationale
The Proponent's submission indicates that radioactive waste will be managed on-site in licensed facilities, yet it fails to address the unique vulnerability of Melgund Township. As an unorganized territory, the community has no local capacity for fire, police, or ambulance services; reliance on distant regional services from Ignace or Dryden creates unacceptable risk for radiological or industrial accidents at surface storage sites. The Proponent must provide 100% of the emergency capacity required to manage these facilities. This recommendation ensures that the project does not place an undue burden on non-existent local infrastructure and forces the Proponent to internalize all safety costs, ultimately improving the project's safety profile for the residents of Dyment and Borups Corners.
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.