Putrajaya says rejected Lynas proposal, wants more info

Lynas is reportedly delaying a start of prolongation during a Gebeng facility until subsequent year. File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, October 31 The supervision pronounced currently Australian miner Lynas Corp's submissions upon safety requirements for a argumentative RM1.5 billion singular earth refinery in Gebeng was rejected final month.

The Ministry of Science, Technology as well as Innovation (MOSTI) told Parliament currently that it had received a submissions upon Jul 18, dual weeks after Putrajaya adopted a eleven recommendations set out by an International Atomic Energy Agency-led (IAEA) examination of a refinery.

"On Sep 19, we returned all papers for corrections as well as additional information," emissary apportion Datuk Fadillah Yusof pronounced of submissions by Lynas, whose bureau has lifted fears of radiation wickedness in Kuantan.

The supervision has pronounced it will not concede Lynas to proceed operations or import singular earth ore until a eleven conditions, that include a comprehensive, long-term as well as detailed devise for managing radioactive rubbish that covers decommissioning as well as remediation, are met.

Lynas, that had progressing planned to boat in singular earth ore by a finish of this year, was reported currently to have delayed skeleton to start singular earth prolongation during a Pahang plant to a initial half of 2012.

"Subject to a taking of a pre-operational licence, Lynas confirms a expectancy to be in commercial supply during H1 2012," Lynas was quoted as observant by a Australian Associated Press today.

Lynas has refuted claims of radiation pollution, assuring Kuantan residents they would face "zero exposure."

Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh, who has led protests by local residents against a plant, also asked because a supervision could not yield information of a ongoing capitulation process.

"You received papers upon Ju! l eighte en as well as asked for corrections upon Sep nineteen but a people of Kuantan were never told about any of this," a PKR vice president said.

But Fadillah pronounced a supervision was not during liberty to disclose details of a submissions as "they contain business secrets that are owned by Lynas."

The Malaysian Insider :: Malaysia

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