Request the specific geological and spatial rationale for the location of the three shallow well 'nests' and six deep boreholes to validate their representativeness for the 2024-2025 groundwater model.
Strategic Rationale
"The text states that an initial groundwater model will be developed based on a limited number of data points (three nests, six boreholes). In the complex shield geology of the Melgund area, there is a risk that these points do not capture critical fracture zones or hydraulic connections. Without understanding the 'why' behind these specific locations, the community cannot accept the resulting model as accurate. Demanding this justification ensures the model reflects the actual risks to the local aquifer rather than just convenient data points, thereby improving the technical rigour of the Impact Statement."
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.