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♥-THE 1ST PICTURE SHOWED THE CEO OF LYNAS FEARLESSLY AND FASTIDIOUSLYFONDLING FONDLY THE “DEADLY” WLP.

♥-THE 2ND PHOTO SHOWS ME STANDING ON ALARGE PILE OF WLP WHICH HAS SCARED THE PANTS OFF our terrifiedAnti-Lynas friends in Kuantan. The photo was taken when I visited theLynas plant recently.

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THE WLP RESIDUE IS CLASSIFIED AS VLLW (Very Low Level Waste) andcan easily be diluted to below 1 Bq/g to qualify as a material whichis beyond all regulatory controls and is fit to be eaten (if edible)in the USA and the EU.

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If the WLP, FGD and NUF are not separated, the mixed "waste"radioactivity is only 1.349 Bq/g.

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If left in the moist form, with about 35% moisture, would have anaverage specific activity of only 0.9 Bq/g even without dilution byblending !

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♥A RADIOACTIVITY OF 0.9Bq/g IS FIT TO BE EATEN (IF EDIBLE) UNDER US AND EU REGULATIONS!

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Regulatory limits on radioactivity in foods (source: IAEA)
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USAfoodstuff = 1.20 Bq/g

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EU foodstuff = 1.25 Bq/g

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♥ For transportation purposes, A RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IS DEFINED

AS ANY MATERIAL WHICH HAS A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY

GREATER THAN

a .... > 74 Bq/g (0.002 microCurie) in USA

b .... > 10 Bq/g in Australia and

c .... > 1 Bq/g in Malaysia ! ! !

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Why only 1 Bq/g in Malaysia ?

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Because the 1989 MalaysianTransport Regulations are closely based on the out-of-date 1985 IAEATransport Regulations.

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As a result any material that contains Uranium and Thorium with acombined activity of just 1 Bq/g needs to be regulated by AELB.

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IT'S TIME FOR MALAYSIA TO UPGRADE ITS STANDARDS TO THAT OF THESTANDARDS OF THE MORE ADVANCED COUNTRIES!