Require the Proponent to include 'Emergency Response Self-Sufficiency' as a specific Valued Component (VC) in the upcoming IPD and engagement materials, specifically addressing the zero-capacity reality of Melgund.
Strategic Rationale
"The Proponent's submission discusses sharing 'potential impacts' and 'project details' during future engagement. For the residents of Dyment and Borups Corners, the most critical impact is the risk of accidents or spills in a zone with zero local fire, police, or ambulance services. The community has no local capacity; reliance on distant regional services in Ignace or Dryden creates an unacceptable risk. By establishing self-sufficiency as a VC, the Proponent is challenged to demonstrate how they will provide 100% of emergency capacity for the project. This is an opportunity to improve the project's safety profile and ensure that the 'potential impacts' discussed in workshops are grounded in the reality of Melgund’s unorganized status."
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.