Demand specific safety case documentation defining separation distances and scheduling restrictions for concurrent blasting and waste emplacement operations.
Strategic Rationale
"The submission notes concerns regarding the potential for blasting to occur while used fuel is being emplaced. This operational overlap poses a unique safety risk involving vibration and potential rockfall near nuclear waste containers. For residents of Melgund living near the site, strict regulatory oversight of these 'safety verifications' is required to prevent catastrophic accidents. Clarifying these protocols is an opportunity to improve operational safety standards and provide assurance to the community."
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.