Challenge the Proponent to demonstrate full emergency response self-sufficiency for the proposed on-site standby power generation facilities and associated fuel storage.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent identifies a need for on-site energy production but does not address the safety implications of the required infrastructure. Since Melgund Township has zero local fire or emergency services, any reliance on distant regional hubs (Ignace/Dryden) to manage potential fires or failures at the power generation site creates an unacceptable safety gap. The Proponent must provide evidence that the project will provide 100% of the necessary emergency capacity to manage these specific industrial risks without depending on non-existent local resources."
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.