Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency in emergency response (Fire, Medical, Spill Response) for the Revell site and transport corridors within Melgund Township, as the management plans in Section 25 currently lack local context.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission mentions waste management and environmental changes but does not address the critical infrastructure gap in Melgund. Community has no local capacity; reliance on distant regional services creates unacceptable risk. As an unorganized territory, Melgund has zero local emergency services (No Fire, No Ambulance, No Police). Reliance on distant regional hubs in Ignace or Dryden for fire or medical response is insufficient for a project of this magnitude. The Proponent must provide full on-site capacity to ensure that any incident does not overwhelm distant regional resources or leave the local community unprotected. This is a vital opportunity for the Proponent to enhance project safety and ensure the expected result of zero-impact on regional emergency response times."
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.