KUALA LUMPUR 1 Nov. – Kerajaan masih belum mengeluarkan sebarang lesen praoperasi kepada Lynas Corporation untuk meneruskan projek Lynas Advanced Material Plant, kata Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
Beliau berkata, kerajaan tidak akan mengeluarkan lesen operasi kepada kilang terbabit sehingga syarikat tersebut menepati segala syarat yang ditetapkan kerajaan melalui panel antarabangsa yang dilantik oleh kerajaan.
"Lesen tidak akan dikeluarkan selagi syarat-syarat yang ditetapkan oleh Agensi Tenaga Atom Antarabangsa (IAEA) tidak dipenuhi,” kata beliau.
Mustapa berkata demikian kepada media selepas menghadiri sesi perangkaian bersama persatuan perindustrian dan perdagangan bersempena sambutan Deepavali di sini hari ini.
Beliau mengulas kenyataan Ahli Parlimen Kuantan dari PKR, Fauziah Salleh berkenaan projek Lynas yang dikatakan telah memulakan operasinya.
Mustapa berkata, isu keselamatan projek terbabit tidak harus dipertikaikan kerana pakar nuklear, Dr Che Rosli Che Mat, yang juga Ahli Parlimen Pas-Hulu Langat, turut mengakui bahawa kilang Lynas mempunyai tahap radiasi yang rendah dan selamat. – Bernama
Sementara itu, International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) menyatakan bahawa projek Lynas adalah selamat kepada umum.
KUALA LUMPUR – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded that the Lynas Corporation Ltd’s rare earth plant in Gebeng, Pahang, is safe but the Australian company must undertake improvements in various technical areas before it can proceed to the next stage of operations.
A report issued by the nuclear watchdog today said it did not find any instance of “any non-compliance with international radiation safety standards” in the project.
However, an IAEA review team identified 10 issues for which it considered improvements were necessary before the next licensing phase of the Lynas project.
In a joint statement, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said the IAEA conclusion was consistent with the government’s view that Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board and the Department of Environment had professionally discharged their duties and ensured that Lynas complied with the necessary safety standards.
The report pointed out that Malaysian laws and regulations regarding radiation safety were comprehensive and conformed to IEAE standards. – BERNAMA
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