Guest Post Written by Cabot Martin:
LETTER FROM MINISTER CRUMMELL REVEALS SERIOUS FLAWS IN NORTH SPUR DAM BREAK STUDY
The North Spur stability issue is the single greatest Risk
to the Muskrat Falls Project.
Nalcor’s handling of this Risk has been neither sufficient nor
timely.
Based on informed expert opinion, it is apparent that (quite
apart from downstream safety issues), a North Spur collapse could lead to the
loss of the Province’s entire multi-billion investment in the Dams and
Generating Facilities presently being constructed at Muskrat Falls and the full
abandonment of the Muskrat Falls site.
On July 2, 2015, I wrote the Minister responsible for Dam Safety,
Hon. Dan Crummell on this issue; early last week I received an
answer from the Minister dated July 30th , 2015.
In the meantime, Nalcor posted a North Spur Dam Break analysis by Hatch Consultants dated June 26,2015 on its website.
On August 7th, I replied to the Minister’s letter
as set out below.
