A volunteer researcher for environmental NGO Save Malaysia Stop Lynas claimed that the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (Lamp) is "fundamentally flawed" and thus, cannot be approved in its current state.

In her review of the report, Feini Tuang alleged that the EIA contained omissions, regulatory inconsistencies, and misclassifications, particularly concerning the plant’s radioactive water leach purification (WLP) residue.

Among the issues raised and submitted to the Environment Department (DOE) and shared with Malaysiakini was...