Define the maximum duration and specific safety protocols for the 'interim' storage of Low-Level Waste (LLW) and Intermediate-Level Waste (ILW) generated during operations.
Strategic Rationale
The submission states LLW and ILW will be stored on-site on an 'interim basis'. Melgund residents are concerned this will become a permanent waste dump by default if no downstream solution exists. Establishing strict time limits and disposal paths for this secondary waste is crucial to define the project's long-term social footprint and ensure the community does not inherit an undefined liability.
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.