Assess the fire safety risks of the proposed 'battery powered vehicles' for underground use, specifically regarding thermal runaway suppression capabilities.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent proposes using battery-powered vehicles for all underground emplacement. While this benefits air quality, battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish and require specialized response. Given Melgund's lack of a local fire department, the Proponent must demonstrate that their underground safety systems can contain a battery fire independently. This is a critical safety validation to prevent an underground emergency from escalating while waiting for distant regional assistance."
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.