Lynas does not produce nuclear waste, says CEO
KUALA LUMPUR: Lynas Malaysia is not a nuclear plant and it does not produce nuclear waste, said Lynas Corporation Ltd chief executive officer and managing director Amanda Lacaze.
She said the quality rare earth material processed at its plant had also not shifted the background radiation level.
“It is important that people understand radiation is part of our daily activities. We get exposed to radiation in many different ways, for example, smoking, getting on an airplane or just being a part of our environment.
“We are a lawful company, we comply with all of our licence conditions. Everything we do is zero harm to people, environment and the community,” she said.
Lynas Malaysia has been operating a processing plant in Gebeng, Kuantan, which refines rare earth ores from the Lynas mine in Western Australia for the past six years.
Last week, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Fuziah Salleh promised an “open and transparent” review of the Lynas plant in Kuantan.
Lynas Malaysia, in turn, had asked for any review to be conducted in a fair, scientific and transparent manner.
Last Saturday, workers at the plant staged a protest, fearing that they would lose their jobs if the plant was ordered to shut down.