source：New Straits Times Online
KUANTAN: Australian rare earth processing company Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd is committed to the safety of the people, the communities and the environment.
Its safety performance continues to improve and the plant recently celebrated 461 days Lost Time Injury Free in August 2019.
Its state of the art environmental controls for water, gas and solid residues ensure there are no pathways to the surrounding environment, with no public health or environmental incidents in its seven years of operation.
Lynas Malaysia is compliant with all regulations and international best practice. The Pakatan Harapan government’s 2018 Executive Review Committee found Lynas complies with relevant regulations and voluntarily adopts international best practice.
Environmental monitoring also shows no effect on the environment and no increase in background radiation at 1 km, 5 km, 10 km and 20 km from the plant.
Four scientific reviews have found Lynas Malaysia to be low risk and compliant with regulations.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states that “…risks to members of the public and to the environment associated with the operation of Lynas Advanced Material Plant are intrinsically low, and the fears demonstrated by those who oppose the continuation of the operations did not find any support on scientific evidence.'