How did 2.2 million m³ of sand and clay that lay atop the section of the lower Churchill Valley shown in the photo below disappear? The devastated one-square-kilometre site is located across from Edward's Island — a short distance upstream from Muskrat Falls. Read on and you will find out.
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| Site of landslide viewed across the Churchill River from Edward's Island |
The current $11.7 billion price tag is its own testament to, among other issues, Nalcor’s incompetence. But its failure to take every precaution to ensure the dam’s integrity — having been warned of the risks, having closed the door to expert analysis — is another in its list of indictments.
The North
Spur instability problem isn’t about money anymore — that ship has sailed. But four years after project sanction, an independent
assessment of Nalcor’s remediation plan still eludes.
