Require the immediate completion and peer review of the 'integrated site-wide water balance and water quality modelling' prior to the acceptance of any risk designations.
Strategic Rationale
The Proponent's submission explicitly states that this critical modelling 'has yet to be completed,' yet simultaneously assigns a 'Low Risk' rating to hydrology and surface water quality. For Melgund Township, where the local economy relies heavily on pristine water bodies for tourism and fishing, accepting a risk rating without the underlying data is unacceptable. This recommendation ensures that the 'Low Risk' designation is proven by site-specific science rather than assumed based on general 'industry experience.' Adopting this recommendation prevents the project from advancing on speculative assertions.
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.