The controversial Lynas rare earth plant gets the approval from PSC and the parliament. The temporary license to operate to be given but the Parliament Select Committee made 31 recommendation to ensure its safe and transparent operation.
The committee was satisfied that the project complied to the strict international rules. However to ensure public safety, the PSC recommended the following suggestions among the 31 recommendations made:
- a monitoring agency to be created consisting of related agencies, non-government bodies and experts.
- The exposure of the staff to be limited to the average of 2 millisiaverts (mSv) per year and the public to 0.002 mSv per annum.
- audits to be carried out every 6 months to be conducted by by a third party registered with DOE.
- DOE and the Atomic authority to set up site office at the Gebeng plant to monitor the activities.
Malaysia had unfavorable experiences dealing with the the negative effects of the rear earth at the site in Bukit Merah.
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| The Star 20 Jun 2012 |
- a monitoring agency to be created consisting of related agencies, non-government bodies and experts.
- The exposure of the staff to be limited to the average of 2 millisiaverts (mSv) per year and the public to 0.002 mSv per annum.
- audits to be carried out every 6 months to be conducted by by a third party registered with DOE.
- DOE and the Atomic authority to set up site office at the Gebeng plant to monitor the activities.
Malaysia had unfavorable experiences dealing with the the negative effects of the rear earth at the site in Bukit Merah.
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