Lynas silent on long-term effects of radioactive waste, says Fuziah


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 31 Mar 2019

Fuziah Salleh. -Bernama filepic

KUANTAN: Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh slammed rare earth materials producer Lynas for being silent on the long life of its radioactive waste, which she claimed could have long-term effects on people's health and the environment.

"Lynas is very good with their messaging strategy that it is easy to fall for their low level radiation narrative. Lynas has always been silent on the long life, very, very long life, 14-billion-years half-life of thorium in their radioactive waste.

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