Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate 100% emergency response self-sufficiency for the listed 'fuel storage buildings', 'UFPP' hot cells, and 'active liquid waste' facilities.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission lists high-risk infrastructure including fuel storage and hot cells where used fuel is exposed. Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no fire, no ambulance). Reliance on regional hubs like Ignace or Dryden (45+ minutes away) creates an unacceptable safety gap for a facility of this complexity. The Proponent must prove they have full on-site capacity to manage fires, spills, and radiological containment without relying on non-existent local municipal resources. This ensures the community is not burdened with risks it cannot manage."
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.