PETALING JAYA: Environmental activists have questioned the government’s latest licence renewal for Lynas Malaysia, saying the new conditions fail to address long-standing concerns over radio­active waste. According to Tan, the latest ­condition requiring Lynas to neutralise WLP residue to below 1Bq/g by 2031 is simply a recycled claim used to justify another licence extension. The government had earlier said the existing PDF in Gebeng, Pahang, would house WLP residue generated before the 2031 deadline. “It is difficult to believe that the government would allow radioactive waste with a half-life of billions of years to remain in the country and be monitored by future generations,” he said. Referring to the earlier licence issued in 2023, Mageswari highlighted that one of the conditions imposed on Lynas was to conduct research and development (R&D).

Source: The Star March 08, 2026 00:44 UTC