Environmental Assessment Archives

Environmental Assessment

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Assessing Wildlife Risks in Revell DGR Proposal

Our review of the NWMO's terrestrial wildlife assessment identifies significant gaps in mitigation strategies for endangered species, specifically bats, and questions the reliance on general…

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DGR Impact: Protecting Fish and Aquatic Habitat

Our review of the NWMO's Initial Project Description regarding fish and fish habitat identifies concerns regarding the definition of 'negligible' impacts and the reliance on…

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Climate Baselines and Radiological Monitoring: A Community Review

A critical review of the NWMO's environmental baselines, highlighting concerns over limited climate data and the socio-economic risks of voluntary radiological tissue sampling.

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Critical Gaps in DGR Species at Risk Data

Our review identifies significant methodological gaps in the NWMO's Species at Risk baseline data, specifically regarding opportunistic identification protocols and the exclusion of wide-ranging species.

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Terrestrial Wildlife: Assessing Baseline Data Gaps

A critical review of Section 14.10 regarding terrestrial wildlife baselines, highlighting concerns over low moose productivity, outdated invertebrate data, and the dismissal of project-linked tick…

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Fish Habitat Gaps in DGR Project Description

Our review of Section 14.8 identifies significant gaps in local fish habitat data, specifically regarding overwintering sites and the verification of eDNA findings, necessitating further…

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Ensuring Rigor in Groundwater and Surface Monitoring

A review of the NWMO's planned hydrogeological and water quality baseline studies reveals the need for greater transparency in monitoring locations and more specific radiological…

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Water Safety and the Revell DGR Proposal

An analysis of the NWMO's baseline water data reveals concerns regarding sample size, existing surface contamination, and the exclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in the Revell…

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Soil and Sediment Data Gaps in DGR Proposal

An analysis of the NWMO's baseline data for topography, soil, and sediment reveals significant technical deficiencies, including inadequate laboratory detection limits and limited sampling depth,…

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Assessing the Geology of the Revell Batholith

An evaluation of the proposed Revell Deep Geological Repository site's bedrock stability and the critical need for more rigorous structural data to ensure long-term containment.