Impact study

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Good morning. Writing in response to the statement issued byNWMO stating that transportation of spent nuclear waste is not to be considered as an impact in the ongoing public discussions. 
I live on the highway 17 corridor in NWO. Within the last few years the incidents of highway accidents involving tractor trailers has anecdotally increased. Actual numbers are probably available from police reports. 
To transport the amount of nuclear waste that has accumulated near reactors would be a monumental task. 
But to transport this waste 1600 kms through areas of high density cities and towns over roads that are notoriously dangerous especially in winter months seems ludicrous. The probability of an accident involving transport of such a lethal waste would increase substantially by the shear amount numbers of vehicles needed to accommodate this venture. 
It's been stated that the radioactive pellets would be encased in indestructible containers. This statement has not been tested in real time in a fiery crash near human settlement. As all proposed assumptions on this project have not been tested. Remember there is no model presently in the world that objective solutions can drawn from. 
This project is headed into unknown territory. 
To say that nuclear waste has been hauled over Canadian roadways in the past is yet another way of realizing the public is left in the

Transportation is a huge impact and should be considered. 

 

Présenté par
Randy Klassen
Phase
Planification
Avis public
Avis public - Période de consultation publique sur le résumé de la description initiale du projet et possibilité d'aide financière
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S.O.
Date et heure de soumission
2026-02-02 10 h 36
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