Pahang state to gazette Bukit Ketam land for Lynas disposal facility, says minister | EdgeProp.my

Pahang state to gazette Bukit Ketam land for Lynas disposal facility, says minister | EdgeProp.my


KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 4): The Pahang state government will gazette a 202.35ha piece of land in Bukit Ketam, Pahang, for Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd to build a permanent disposal facility (PDF), according to Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations Khairy Jamaluddin.

He said the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) had on July 28 approved the usage of the land for the construction of the PDF, subject to a radiological impact assessment (RIA), environmental impact assessment (EIA) and other relevant assessments by local authorities.

"All of the studies will be presented to the authorities for evaluation before a construction approval is given by AELB.

"The application by Lynas will be evaluated and processed by the Environmental Department, whereby a public display will be done once the EIA is carried out," he said.