KUALA LUMPUR: Lynas Malaysia will be allowed to import lanthanide concentrate, which is a naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM), until its license expires in March 2026, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang.
The Australian rare earth materials producer will also be allowed to carry out cracking and leeching activities under the condition that radioactive levels in Water Leach Purification (WLP) residue is below 1 Bq/g, he said. (Becquerel per gram [Bq/g] describes the rate at which radioactive material emits radiation in a given time period).
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