Challenge the Proponent's citation of 'transportation safety' as a selection factor by demanding a gap analysis of emergency response times to the proposed Primary and Secondary Access Roads.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission lists 'transportation safety' as a justification for the site and provides coordinates for access roads intersecting Highway 17. However, Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no fire, ambulance, or police). Reliance on distant response from Ignace (43 km) or Dryden (40 km) creates an unacceptable risk profile for accidents involving project traffic. The Proponent must be challenged to demonstrate 100% self-sufficiency for emergency response at these access points, rather than burdening a community with no capacity."
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.