Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for all emergency response categories (Fire, Medical, and Security) within the Project site and its immediate transportation corridors, rather than relying on regional hubs.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission emphasizes safety and public health protection, yet Melgund Township (Dyment/Borups Corners) is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services—no fire department, no ambulance, and no police presence. Community has no local capacity; reliance on distant regional services creates unacceptable risk. Reliance on distant regional hubs like Ignace or Dryden for emergency response creates an unacceptable risk profile for a high-hazard nuclear facility. This recommendation is critical because any incident at the Revell Site would currently depend on response times that exceed safety margins. By demanding the Proponent provide 100% of its own emergency capacity, the community ensures that the Project does not drain already stretched regional resources. This presents an opportunity for the Proponent to improve the project's safety case by establishing an on-site, professional emergency response team that could potentially offer mutual aid to the surrounding unorganized areas, thereby turning a significant risk into a tangible community benefit."
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.