KKK-Keeping Kuantan 'K'lean

In one of my posts,I discussed about how important it is for Kuantan,or Pahang as a general,to attract a lot of investors to the state so that we could generate more income for the government and keep on bringing developments to the people..

Lynas' rare earth refinery project will definitely bring a lot of downstream economic impacts (like how they said it),but we have to be really careful and transparent in our deal with this foreign investors..Jangan main sebattttt jerr.. Jangan kena tipu sudah.. 

Kuantan adalah salah satu bandar yang paling bersih di Malaysia..And now we are dealing with one of the most controversial environmental issues in the history of the country..

On personal ground, I don't agree with this project..From my researches,it really seems that this project is a kind of experiment in the rare earth industry..No one can guarantee that the processing can be done safely enough to make the local environmental risks worth the promised economic rewards..

Projek ini memang boleh mendatangkan kesan ekonomi yang positif pada rakyat dan kerajaan negeri/negara.. Tapi pada masa yang sama,apa yang lebih penting adalah kesannya pada alam sekitar dan kesihatan masyarakat..Selagi kita belum ada experts kita sendiri untuk handle mende ni,it seems like it's a big gamble for us to continue with this project..Because we are depending almost 100% on Lynas punya kepakaran..Diorg tu bisnes..Nak invest kat Kuantan pun sebab it would cost the company four times as much to build and operate such a refinery in Australia, with some higher labor and construction costs..But I'm not ignoring the fact that Gebeng has a very world-class facilities..


"The refinery plant is being built in Malaysia due to the readily available industrial infrastructure, including  industrial land, sources of gas, water and electricity, re-agents from local suppliers and a port that can manage container, chemical and bulk shipments. The area where the plant is being built also offers much knowledge infrastructure, such as technical and trade skills and chemical industry experience. The government infrastructure is in place and provides accountable regulators, clear legal frameworks and FDI incentives." -Lynas

Since the last 3-4 weeks,baru semalam dan hari ni ada statements dari kerajaan,and it's not convincing enough..Ni bukan perkara main-main beb..It involves health and safety of the people and the environment.. Tak kena gaya,jadi mutant orang-orang Kuantan nanti..haha (ooops,it's not suppose to be funny)~

Tapi saya mungkin salah,and the government must prove us wrong..Convince us with a proper report or set up an inquiry..Not just statements..

We need to know about it's :

• Biological effects of the radiation waste
• National Codes on Radioactive Waste (kita ada ke tak,what are the codes,what's the standards,etc..)
• Compliance and Enforcement (ni masalah paling besar,plus consistency)
• Emissions to Air and Sewers
• Strategies for Avoiding the Use of Radioactive Materials
  Strategies for Reducing the Volume of Radioactive Waste
  Strategies to Minimise the Quantity of Radioactive Waste Created
  Strategies for Return and Reuse of Radioactive Materials (ni semua paling penting)
• On-site Management and Storage,Discharge etc..
• Risk Management 
• Dan banyak lagiiiiiiiiii...

thorium

At least kalau mende-mende ni semua diexplain,sekurang-kurangnya kita dapat membetulkan persepsi masyarakat..Ini orang dengar 'Thorium' pun dah takut..Sapa tak takut,1 tonne of thorium can produce as much energy as 200 tonnes of uranium..Huh?Ko gilaaa??

Lariiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...haha~




So,pandai-pandai laaa government oiiiii...Buatlah yang terbaik..Duit bukan segala-galanya..

Anyway,again secara peribadi,gua tak setuju..I'm not convinced..Tak ada orang yang boleh guarantee mende ni,termasuk all the scientists..It's still a new field to be discovered..Europe countries pun,paling kuat nak recycle computers and handphones jer..Less risks..

Gua nak Kuantan stay dengan apa yang ada hari ini..Udara nyaman,bau fresh,pantai bersih,sungai not bad etc..Hmm,kalau aku balik for good nanti tengok korang buat tempat aku macam haram jay,memang kenaaa laaa nanti~

Sekian pengomelan aku hari ni..Kalau korang tak paham,buat laa research sendiri..huhu~

Masyarakat kita perlu dididik bahawa alam sekitar adalah perkara yang amat penting dalam kehidupan..

..and this is our chance to show them that we care!