According to JKPPL, his 'shocking' statement contradicts the stance taken by environment ministry and many lawmakers.
Amid conflicting statements from two ministers regarding Lynas' waste management, the Parliamentary Caucus on Monitoring Lynas has voiced support for the position taken by the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry.
“We are very concerned by Entrepreneur Development Minister Redzuan Md Yusof’s statement on March 30, whereby the rare earth refinery Lynas Corporation Ltd would be allowed to continue operations as one of the government’s efforts to attract foreign investment to this country. “The statement is shocking and clearly contradicts the position and decisions of the ministry, as well as that of many parliamentarians who are also policymakers.
“We stand firm in supporting the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry's position on the management of two main residues, namely 451,564 metric tonnes from water leach purification and 1.113 million metric tonnes from neutralisation underflow residue that have been accumulating since 2012,” the bipartisan group said in a statement last night.
the rare earth refinery in Gebeng to remove its WLP waste from the country, and provide an action plan on how its NUF residue would be dealt with.Of the two waste streams, WLP residue contains naturally occurring radioactive materials regulated by the Atomic Energy Licensing Board, whereas NUF residue is a scheduled waste regulated by the Environment Department.
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