Putrajaya's bid to send back radioactive waste rejected by Australia
- 5 years ago
Australia has rejected Putrajaya's bid to send back radioactive waste from Lynas' rare earth processing plant in Gebeng, Kuantan.
Western Australia's Mines, Petroleum, Energy and Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston (above) acknowledged that the best way to dispose of such waste was to return it to its place of origin, but said Western Australia would not accept the waste back from overseas.
The rare earth processed at Lynas' facility in Kuantan, dubbed the "Lynas Advanced Material Plant (Lamp)", originates from Mount Weld in Western Australia.
“Generally speaking, the best place for contaminated material is where it comes from, which in this case would be in the mine void, but we are not going to take mine waste back from overseas,” Johnston told The Australian.
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin had required Lynas to ship its waste back to Australia as part of its licensing condition, in particular, the water leech purification (WLP) residue.
Western Australia's Mines, Petroleum, Energy and Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston (above) acknowledged that the best way to dispose of such waste was to return it to its place of origin, but said Western Australia would not accept the waste back from overseas.
The rare earth processed at Lynas' facility in Kuantan, dubbed the "Lynas Advanced Material Plant (Lamp)", originates from Mount Weld in Western Australia.
“Generally speaking, the best place for contaminated material is where it comes from, which in this case would be in the mine void, but we are not going to take mine waste back from overseas,” Johnston told The Australian.
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin had required Lynas to ship its waste back to Australia as part of its licensing condition, in particular, the water leech purification (WLP) residue.