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Malaysia as dumping ground for radioactive wastes? Lynas’ Malaysian tax holiday

Hello, didn’t Lynas say wastes to be exported? Malaysiakini  Dec 10, 2012  Kgen: What cheaper production cost? What about the cost of transporting the earth from Australia to Malaysia? Most of the processes are automated so labour cost does not factor significantly in the production cost.

Does the 12-year tax holiday, lax environmental standards and an authoritarian regime which can impose its will on the people have anything to do with the choice of location?http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/216281

Hello, didn’t Lynas say wastes to be exported? Malaysiakini  Dec 10, 2012  Not Confused: So, the waste from the Lynas plant cannot be exported from Malaysia because it is hazardous, as defined under the international convention.

I had refrained from commenting on this issue as I felt that too many professionals, supposedly with some integrity, had reported and clearly stated that there was no risk to any Malaysians from the operation of the plant.

However, it is now confirmed that the waste from the plant will indeed be toxic so will have to be “disposed of” in Malaysia.

This seems like Malaysia is being used as a dumping ground simply because operating costs here are less and we have a corrupt government which is presumably being paid handsomely for licensing their operations. http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/216281

December 11, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international, rare earths, uranium