The Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (Lamp) does not have the potential to
cause major accident hazards and it should thus be issued with a
temporary operating licence (TOL), the parliamentary select committee
(PSC) on Lamp says.
This is based on the fact that the RM700 million plant in Gebeng, Kuantan, is not a nuclear installation, going by scientific facts, legal definitions and information imparted by experts, says the PSC in its report which was presented to Parliament yesterday.
The
report states, "The
committee notes that Lamp is a chemical factory based on the Ministry
of International Trade and Industry approval, which classifies its
products as rare earth oxides and carbonates. Meanwhile, the
Department of Occupational Safety and Health categorises it as a
manufacturing factory while the Department of Environment categorises it
as a chemical factory based on the Environmental Quality Act 1974."
While the report acknowledges that residues from Lamp will contain naturally occurring radioactive materials, including uranium and thorium, it says these were not nuclear fuels and are regulated in Malaysia, despite this not being the case in most nations and added that it would be impossible for the people to be sufficiently exposed to thorium in the residues produced by the factory to the extent that it would damage their health.
This is based on the fact that the RM700 million plant in Gebeng, Kuantan, is not a nuclear installation, going by scientific facts, legal definitions and information imparted by experts, says the PSC in its report which was presented to Parliament yesterday.
The
report states, "The
committee notes that Lamp is a chemical factory based on the Ministry
of International Trade and Industry approval, which classifies its
products as rare earth oxides and carbonates. Meanwhile, the
Department of Occupational Safety and Health categorises it as a
manufacturing factory while the Department of Environment categorises it
as a chemical factory based on the Environmental Quality Act 1974." While the report acknowledges that residues from Lamp will contain naturally occurring radioactive materials, including uranium and thorium, it says these were not nuclear fuels and are regulated in Malaysia, despite this not being the case in most nations and added that it would be impossible for the people to be sufficiently exposed to thorium in the residues produced by the factory to the extent that it would damage their health.
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