PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian government is still awaiting Lynas Corp’s proposal on dealing with its rare-earth processing waste, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“We are giving this condition to Lynas that they should have a plan for dealing with the waste. We are waiting for them to tell us how they will do that.
“Whether they can find a place where they can deposit the waste or not,” the prime minister told a press conference after chairing a roundtable dialogue on workforce with several international chambers of commerce here today.
He was commenting on a news report claiming that the government was likely to drop its requirement for Lynas Corp to remove its rare earth processing waste from Malaysia.
Late last year, the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry imposed two conditions for the renewal of the Lynas Advance Materials Plant (LAMP) licence, including sending radioactive waste materials from the country.
LAMP also needed to ensure that the Water Leached Purification Residue (WLP) containing radioactive material is removed from Malaysia.
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