Evaluate the environmental trade-offs of the 'Aggregate Permit' for a dedicated quarry/pit (Table 18.3) versus sourcing aggregates off-site.
Strategic Rationale
Table 18.3 indicates the potential for an on-site aggregate quarry or pit. This activity introduces specific environmental stressors including dust, noise, and land disturbance that are distinct from the repository construction. The Environment Working Group should require an analysis of whether opening a new extraction site within the territory is environmentally preferable to transporting materials, ensuring that the option with the least impact on local air quality and land use is selected.
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.