Require the submission of completed kinetic testing and leachate analysis results prior to the Impact Statement, rather than accepting the 'anticipated' non-acid generating outcomes cited in the text.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission states that kinetic testing is currently 'underway' but prematurely concludes the rock will be non-acid generating. This represents a critical data gap. To protect Melgund's unorganized territory—which lacks the financial or technical resources to manage environmental remediation—the Board must demand actual data proving that the waste rock piles will not leach heavy metals or acid. Relying on predictions without data presents an unacceptable risk to the local environment."
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.