Citizen of Thunder Bay, ON

As a citizen of Thunder Bay Ontario, I have serious concerns.  The following must be included and considered in the initial project description for this project, which must be re-issued to address the following:

- entire transportation route from each nuclear reactor site where the waste is currently being stored to the proposed DGR site near Ignace (this includes multiple jurisdictions as the waste must travel through multiple provinces from both the east, and the west to the proposed site)

- free prior, and informed consent from all potentially impacted First Nations and Municipalities either directly on the transportation route or adjacent to those routes that would be affected by an accident in transport

- a robust emergency response plan covering the entire routes that the waste must be shipped with engagement and support for every First Nation and Municipality that would be required to act as first response on the scene in the event of an accident, which is likely given these isolated routes through Northern Ontario have the highest incidents of commercial vehicle accidents that are fatal 

- a comprehensive retrievability plan for the waste at the proposed deep geological repository site in the event of any emergency, terrorism threat, natural disaster, geological movement or anything that may impact the safety and security of the waste underground 

- a plan to actually manage the waste for the life cycle that it remains toxic to human health and the environment, which is hundreds of thousands of years, which also must be factored into the cost, and the economic benefit that this evidently will not bring to the region as North America's largest and most dangerous dump.

- risk or perceived risk to human health and the environment for thousands of years does not draw tourisim and opportunities to the region.  The jobs created to construct the facility will be short lived, and not without danger, as would the few jobs to actually manage the facility given the need to use robotics and the NMWOs plan to bury and abandon this waste after less than 200 years, leaving thousands of years for the waste containers to deteriorate from heat and gases, eventually likely to contaminate ground water systems with abandonedment 

- federal and provincial government oversight over these processes, not proponents conducting crown processes (site selection) and be allowed to be exempt from the freedom of information act - full transparency and disclosure for the public given this is the most dangerous substance to human health and the environment 

- the IAAC must uphold the Act and not be influenced by the push for more nuclear power in Canada.  IAAC must uphold the Impact Assessment Act as it reads and remain unbiased in assessing all of the real risks that come with a project of this magnitude that will last forever 

- alternatives to DGR's and nuclear power must be researched and invested in to find safer alternatives to the future of Canadas energy growth.  The public must be given facts on the actual costs of building nuclear reactors, operating them and managing the waste products for thousands of years to make educated decisions as to Canadas future energy sources 

- the proximity principle is supported by nuclear experts worldwide as the safest, as to not introduce unnecessary risks to other geographical areas.  The waste should remain above ground near the reactor sites, where it can be actively monitored, research into DGR alternatives can be explored and there will be incentive to better manage the waste and consider alternatives as we continue to realize the true volume of nuclear waste that Canada intends to produce well into the future.  This is not a model of rolling stewardship in protecting human health and the environment for future generations.  It is unethical to bury and abandon nuclear waste as it will burden future generations for thousands of years.