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Attachment Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project Proponent: Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Grassy Narrows First Nation
  • Reference Number: 1093
  • Submitted: 2026-06-01 - 12:07 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
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  • June 1, 2026 By Email (nuclearwaste-dechetsnucleaires@iaac-aeic.gc.ca) Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Place Bell, 22nd Floor 160 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 To Whom it May Concern: RE: Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project Proponent: Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) I am writing on behalf of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (“ANA” or “Grassy Narrows First Nation”). Chief and Council of Grassy Narrows have delegated mining and nuclear waste related matters to the Lands Protection Team, for which I act as the Lead Negotiator. We write in respect of the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and the Public Participation Plan, which were posted for public comment. As detailed below, and in response to the request for public comment on, Grassy Narrows strongly objects to the nuclear waste storage site and demands that it be fully integrated into the Impact Assessment process so that the ...
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Attachment Preliminary Comments on ITISG for the Deep Geological Repository for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Lac Seul First Nation
  • Reference Number: 1094
  • Submitted: 2026-05-25 - 4:49 PM
  • Updated: 2026-06-05 - 9:36 AM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
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  • 1 May 25, 2026 Finn MacDonald Consultation Advisor, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Government of Canada finn.macdonald@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Re: Preliminary Comments on ITSIG for the Deep Geological Repository for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project Lac Seul First Nation writes to provide preliminary comments on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (“ITISG”) for the Deep Geological Repository (“DGR”) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project (the “Project”). This letter outlines our preliminary concerns with the impacts of transporting the nuclear waste, the Project’s specific impact on water systems, decision-making and climate change. More importantly, it highlights how these anticipated impacts are connected to Lac Seul’s Aboriginal and Treaty rights. Lac Seul’s comments are preliminary, as it has not yet received capacity funding to review the ITISG in-depth nor engage fully with traditional knowledge keepers. Lac ...
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Attachment Concerns with the TISGs and IEPP

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Chief and Council Ojibway Nation of Saugeen
  • Reference Number: 1090
  • Submitted: 2026-05-15 - 4:13 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please see attached comment from the Chief and Council of the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen. 
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  • Ojibway Nation of Saugeen 18C Sapay Street Savant Lake, ON P0V2S0 P (807)928-2824 ext. 1 F (807)928-2710 PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL May 15, 2026 TO: The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 22nd Floor, Place Bell 160 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Re: Public Comment on TISGs and EIPP Reference No. : 88774 The Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (ONS) have reviewed the draft Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISGs) and the corresponding Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Plan (IEPP) in response to the call for feedback by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). The ONS offers the following in response: Historical Background The Ojibway Nation of Saugeen (ONS) was recognized in 1985 as an “Indian Band” under the Indian Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. I-5 as an Indigenous Governing Body. Prior to that date, its members were dispersed; some were pushed out of the Ignace area in the early twentieth century and settled near Savant Lake or transferred ...
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Attachment Monetized Nuclear Waste Genocide Impact Statement #5 Summary

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Marsha Ivall
  • Reference Number: 1075
  • Submitted: 2026-05-15 - 10:53 AM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • From: Marsha Ivall Sent Date: Fri May 15 10:53:42 2026 To: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC) CC: Subject: Monetized Nuclear Waste Genocide Impact Statement #5 Summary Attachments: 1000000782.jpg(282KB); 1000000812.jpg(124KB); 1000000754.jpg(477KB); 1000000816.jpg(192KB) The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is nothing more than a lobby group for governmental and commercial nuclear waste producers. If you took a ride on their magic carpet (woven of lies.half truths.hidden agendas and bribing an bullying) you would believe you were travelling over a crystalline structure in an uninhabited land. Thats the first lie. The Arctic watershed they plan to use as a nuclear sewer is home to a million plus people. They have hidden that aspect of their so called plan. The second lie is that is safe. There is no history that confirms this. The third lie is that affected people agree. No one except those lavished with money consent. All native leaders have ...
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Attachment Monetized Nuclear Waste Genocide Comment #3

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Marsha Ivall
  • Reference Number: 1073
  • Submitted: 2026-05-15 - 9:00 AM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • From: Marsha Ivall Sent Date: Fri May 15 09:00:00 2026 To: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC) CC: Subject: Monetized Nuclear Waste Genocide Attachments: 1000000815.jpg(102KB); 1000000741.jpg(201KB); 1000000801.jpg(113KB); 1000000782.jpg(282KB); 1000000807.jpg(142KB); 1000000800.jpg(204KB); 1000000818.jpg(80KB); 1000000816.jpg(192KB); 1000000806.jpg(124KB); 1000000754.jpg(477KB); 1000000819.jpg(133KB); 1000000812.jpg(124KB); 1000000804.jpg(148KB); 1000000808.jpg(111KB); 1000000780.jpg(284KB); 1000000743.jpg(279KB); 474c07ef- 93f0-4c12-a550-a3a7bc096174-1_all_7718.jpg(3460KB) IMPACT COMMENT PART 3 LEGAL ISSUES The genocidal secret plan is to use the Revell Lake to Lake of the Woods (and Winnipegs tap water) and through Manitoba to Hudsons Bay to the Arctic Ocean as a nuclear sewer to wash off equipment above ground. This plan has been hidden from a million plus people who have never been informed much less given consent. This above ground activity is GUARANTEED as part ...
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Attachment Monetized Nuclear Waste Genocide Part 4

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Marsha Ivall
  • Reference Number: 1074
  • Submitted: 2026-05-15 - 12:14 AM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • From: Marsha Ivall Sent Date: Fri May 15 09:00:00 2026 To: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC) CC: Subject: Monetized Nuclear Waste Genocide Attachments: 1000000815.jpg(102KB); 1000000741.jpg(201KB); 1000000801.jpg(113KB); 1000000782.jpg(282KB); 1000000807.jpg(142KB); 1000000800.jpg(204KB); 1000000818.jpg(80KB); 1000000816.jpg(192KB); 1000000806.jpg(124KB); 1000000754.jpg(477KB); 1000000819.jpg(133KB); 1000000812.jpg(124KB); 1000000804.jpg(148KB); 1000000808.jpg(111KB); 1000000780.jpg(284KB); 1000000743.jpg(279KB); 474c07ef- 93f0-4c12-a550-a3a7bc096174-1_all_7718.jpg(3460KB) IMPACT COMMENT PART 3 LEGAL ISSUES The genocidal secret plan is to use the Revell Lake to Lake of the Woods (and Winnipegs tap water) and through Manitoba to Hudsons Bay to the Arctic Ocean as a nuclear sewer to wash off equipment above ground. This plan has been hidden from a million plus people who have never been informed much less given consent. This above ground activity is GUARANTEED as part ...
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Attachment Nishnawbe Aski Nation Comments on the draft TISG and draft IEPP for Proposed DGR Project [LAW-DOCS.FID73667]

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation on May 11th
  • Reference Number: 1078
  • Submitted: 2026-05-14 - 3:31 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • -PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL- 1 PROPOSED NEED AND JUSTIFICATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH RISK EVALUATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL TO THE PLANNED DGR SITE The following paper which endeavors to address the need and justification for a comprehensive nationwide transportation radiological risk evaluation to be performed in support of the DGR Project’s evolving impact assessment effort, has been provided by the United States-based consulting and engineering firm of SC&A, Inc., an employee-owned Virginia corporation founded in 1981 to support radiation-related and nuclear programs for the government and the private sector. SC&A is known for its superior work in regulatory and policy analyses of environmental and health safety issues, particularly those related to radiation and the nuclear industry. SC&A also provides engineering, health physics, and nuclear fuel cycle consulting services; mathematical modeling and computer code ...
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Attachment Transportation and Health

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Bob Irwin
  • Reference Number: 1052
  • Submitted: 2026-05-14
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • From: Bob Irwin Sent Date: Mon May 11 00:39:28 2026 To: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC) CC: Subject: Traansportation and Health TO: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) 88774 RE: Formal Submission Regarding the Transportation of Nuclear Waste: Radiological Impact Assessment and the Systemic Vulnerabilities of the Northern Corridor 1. Defining the Nuclear Risk: The Invisible Footprint The primary risk of nuclear waste transportation is not limited to accidents; it includes the routine, constant emission of ionizing radiation through intact transport casks with 12-inch solid steel walls. This "Shine" creates an unavoidable radiological footprint composed of a potent "cocktail" of three primary emitters: Caesium-137 (Gamma Rays): Penetrating radiation capable of passing through steel and human tissue. Cobalt-60 (High-Energy Gamma Rays): Extremely energetic rays that are significantly more difficult to block than Caesium. Strontium-90 (Bremsstrahlung ...
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Attachment Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Nicole Corrado
  • Reference Number: 1060
  • Submitted: 2026-05-14
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • From: Nicole Corrado To: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC) Subject: Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada"s Used Nuclear Fuel Project Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026 11:58:22 PM Continually creating toxic waste that lasts 100s of years and dumping it in a cave is a terrible idea. Nuclear will not solve the climate crisis, it will create its own problems. I grew up near a nuclear dump for the first 9 years of my life, and a nuclear power plant for the next 25 years. I think it did affect my health. How will this affect the environment and animals long term? And please do not use animals for testing, or as warning signals. The idea of genetically modifying cats and other animals to glow near nuclear is absolutely cruel (and animal abandonment). Do not drill into the rock to dump nuclear waste, it might create an earthquake. And the Earth is a living sentient being herself. Don't drill into her and fill her with poison. Nuclear should NOT be done near fish ...
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Attachment Items of concern

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Angel Gamble
  • Reference Number: 1061
  • Submitted: 2026-05-14
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • From: Angel Gamble Sent Date: Sun May 10 17:40:39 2026 To: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC) CC: Subject: Items of concern Good day, My name is Angel Gamble and am an Indigenous Engineer Technologist - Intermediate. I have worked in Oil & Gas for 10 years and the last here in Northwest Ontario for the last 5 years. My hometown is Thunder Bay and am a Nomadic First Nation from the Willow Cree Tribe. I have a tribal interest in this project and have some serious concerns of its process, development, transport, training, monitoring and existence in the location chosen. 1. Transportation - training required and experience needed 10+ years of safe driving with zero accidents. 2. Spill or accident of nuclear cells in transport of said items to be stored. 3. Containment which we do not have any such building practices that will allow the safe storage of the time life of spent cells. 4. Indigenous engagement of these routes and how it will impact the ground water as its a ...
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Attachment Comments on TISG

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Eagle Lake First Nation
  • Reference Number: 1044
  • Submitted: 2026-05-13 - 3:16 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Please find attached Eagle Lake First Nation's comments on the TISG. 
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  • Comment Number Reference Issue / Concern Recommendation or Request for Clarification 1 Considerations Raised by Eagle Lake First Nation During Meeting with IAAC on April 28, 2026. It is our understanding that baseline studies have already been conducted but have not been made available for review. Eagle Lake First Nation (ELFN) has requested that all baseline studies conducted to date for the project be made available. This is needed for ELFN to review and verify assumptions made in the IPD and TISG. In addition, it has come to our attention that baseline studies are currently being completed in collaboration with Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON). It is unclear what these studies include and if the information will be shared. ELFN emphasizes the importance of transparency on this issue and requests clarification on whether IAAC has been involved in this work. How will these studies inform the TISG and the broader impact assessment process? ELFN is ...
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Attachment Bruce Power Submission to IAAC for Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Bruce Power
  • Reference Number: 1043
  • Submitted: 2026-05-13 - 2:26 PM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • This written submission by Bruce Power is in response to the April 10th, 2026, invitation for Public Comments on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) the Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project (the Project).The purpose of this submission is to provide information on the existing legislative framework for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel in Canada as well as express Bruce Power’s support for the scope of assessment outlined in the draft TISG with respect to the transportation of used nuclear fuel.  
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  • Bruce Power 177 Tie Rd., Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0 Telephone 519-361-2673 www.brucepower.com May 13, 2026 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project Registry Bruce Power Submission to IAAC for Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project This written submission by Bruce Power is in response to the April 10th, 2026, invitation for Public Comments on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines (TISG) the Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel Project (the Project). The purpose of this submission is to provide information on the existing legislative framework for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel in Canada as well as express Bruce Power’s support for the scope of assessment outlined in the draft TISG with respect to the transportation of used nuclear fuel. A Robust Framework for Management of Canada’s Used ...
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Attachment Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Wesley Webb
  • Reference Number: 1032
  • Submitted: 2026-05-13
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • From: Wesley Webb Sent Date: Fri May 8 21:23:41 2026 To: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC) CC: Subject: Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario I am writing in response to the Impact Assessment for NWMO I totally disagree with the transportation and burying of Nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario, this is setting up for a failure in transporting this material over the roads that are not fit for automobile throughout Northern Ontario let alone transports trucking dangerous goods 1400 km exposing the public to health hazards along the travelled route. The next thing that I am in total disagreement with is burying the Nuclear Waste in the granites in the Wabigoon Basin as you should be well aware that the First Nations have already been poisoned by the years of mercury that has been dumped in the river below the Dryden Mill ...

Attachment Potential for Acts of Terrorism and Sabotage During Transportation of Nuclear Fuel Waste

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: North Bay Peace Alliance
  • Reference Number: 1020
  • Submitted: 2026-05-12 - 10:31 AM
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is seeking approval of their general proposal to transport high-level nuclear waste long-distances from nuclear generating stations to a site between Ignace and Dryden where they would repackage and then bury the highly radioactive wastes. These comments are provided on behalf of the North Bay Peace Alliance. Founded in 1985 the North Bay Peace Alliance is concerned with peace, disarmament and security, including connections between the use of nuclear technology for “peaceful” purposes and for military use. As a local group in a small city in northern Ontario, we have not previously expressed concern about the risks of terrorist attacks or malevolent acts on the civilian use of nuclear power or attacks on its byproducts (e.g. nuclear waste) as there are no nuclear power stations in our area or region. However, with the introduction of a project that includes 2-3 trucks per day carrying high-level nuclear waste ...

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Attachment Ministry of Transportation - Provincial Authority Advice Record

  • Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ministry of Transportation
  • Reference Number: 1026
  • Submitted: 2026-05-12
  • Project Phase: Planning
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments invited and information sessions on the draft Integrated Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines and draft Public Participation Plan
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  • From: Nickerson, Shawn (MTO) To: MacCarthy,Kathryn (IAAC/AEIC) Cc: Nuclear Waste / Déchets Nucléaires (IAAC/AEIC); Ellis, Kevin (MTO); McChristie, Michelle (MTO); Gauthier, Shannon (She/Her) (MTO); Marshall, Gillianne (MTO); Gidley, Patrick (MTO) Subject: RE: Comments on the TISGs for the DGR project Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 11:41:31 AM Attachments: image001.png Good morning Kathryn, Thank you for following up. Please see MTO’s draft Integrated Guidelines comments below. Section 10.2, lines 2167–2171: Traffic Impact Study language Commentary: The reference to aligning with MTO’s Traffic Impact Study Guidelines is appropriate; however, the phrase: “The limits of the study area must be approved by MTO in advance of the preparation of the TIS” could be interpreted as MTO co-defining the assessment scope or implicitly endorsing the adequacy of the project’s transportation approach. Suggested revised wording: “As it relates to transportation activities, the proponent is ...
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