I begin to wonder why the Pahang State Government is so taken up in support of the Lynas Rare Earth Project. They went to the extent of silencing po[ular opinions from local inorganic chemistry lecturers and atomic nuclear physicists attached to the severasl local public universities. Instead we invited the so called experts from IAEA to come to our country to make an evaluation on the harmful effects of rare earth waste on the environment and the people residing in the vicinity of the dumping ground.
The State Government must be nuts in accepting the project from Australia when the local Government there refused to allow it to operate there. And, here we are nonchalent and indifferent to the long term harm the radioactive waste might have had on the health of the people of Gebeng.
Many countries are not attracted to developing the rare earth industry let alone investing in a refining. The biggest problem they face is how do dispose safely the radioactive waste. The easiest and most convenient method is to dig a hole and bury the waste and then cover it up with earth.
The little napoleons in Pahang are obviously turning a deaf ear to the potential problem that the rare earth industry may cause the country and its growing population. For those who know chemistry, they will be able to tell these meat heads about the risk such industry may bring about. This radioactive waste will contaminate the earth and environment and it will have a deleterious impact of the surrounding vegetation in Gebeng.
We do not need foreigners to tell us what to do; let alone the evaluators from IAEA. If we love our country, then it is prudent that we reject such industry in Malaysia. If Japan being such an advanced country cannot contain the nuclear proliferation due to the Tsunami, do we have the expertise locally to do so? If we do not have the knowledge and know-how, then it is only wise that we do not have such industry to destroy our motherland.
Take heed, those responsible in Pahang. The people will hate you for it and for life.
Monday, June 27, 2011
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