SEPANG: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today defended Putrajaya’s decision to renew the licence for the Lynas rare earths plant in Kuantan by six months.
He reiterated that investigators had already declared that the rare earths facility is safe.
“Of course, the people there still feel they should get rid of this, okay, we will look into that,” he told a press conference.
He acknowledged the sentiments of some that the facility should be permanently closed.Putrajaya yesterday agreed to renew Lynas Corp’s licence.
In a statement, the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB), which comes under the energy, science, technology, environment and climate change ministry, said it was giving a six-month renewal of the licence to Lynas based on several conditions.
Among others, it said the company must build its “cracking and leaching” facility outside Malaysia within four years of the renewal, after which it would not be allowed to produce radioactive residue exceeding one becquerel per gramme at its plant.
It also said the company must identify a permanent disposal facility (PDF), with written approval from the relevant state government, or get official permission from the authorities of any country to transfer its residue there. - FMT
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