Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate full emergency response self-sufficiency during the proposed 13-year 'Site Preparation and Construction' phase (2030-2042).
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's schedule identifies a 13-year period of intensive industrial activity starting in 2030. Melgund Township is an unorganized territory with zero local emergency services (no fire, police, or ambulance). Reliance on distant regional hubs like Ignace or Dryden creates unacceptable response times for potential construction accidents, fires, or spills. The Proponent must provide 100% of emergency capacity on-site to ensure community safety is not compromised by this decade-long industrial phase. This requirement ensures that the project does not burden the nonexistent local infrastructure and guarantees immediate response capabilities for the safety of residents and workers."
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.