Demand a specific Transportation Safety and Emergency Response Plan for the movement of used nuclear fuel and explosives through the Melgund corridor, as governed by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission lists the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and the Railway Safety Act as applicable regulatory frameworks. The project's transportation corridor directly bisects the community of Melgund. Because the community has no local emergency services, any transport-related accident or spill would face dangerously long response times from distant regional hubs. The Proponent must be held accountable for providing 100% of the response capacity for any incident occurring within the township's boundaries. This is a critical opportunity to improve the project's social license by addressing the physical safety concerns of residents living adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway and CP rail line. The expected result is a dedicated transport safety protocol that includes Proponent-funded rapid response teams."
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.