Description and critical environmental evaluation of the REE refining plant LAMP near Kuantan/Malaysia. Radiological and non-radiological environmental consequences of the plant's operation and its wastes

The description of the critical environmental evaluation of the REE refining plant LAMP near Kuantan/Malaysia covers the radiological and non-radiological consequences of the plant operation and its waste. The Australian company Lynas plans to import ore concentrate from Australia to Malaysia and to process the concentrate in the plant LAMP in Kuantan, Malaysia. The authors have analyzed the emissions of radon over the stack, the emissions of sulfuric acid and dust over the stack, the hazards and their control in the production processes and the wastes from the production process with respect to the radiological and non-radiological toxicity.