Spilled Lynas chemical solution non-radioactive

MELAKA: The NdPr chloride solution which fell from a Lynas lorry at Km 149 Jalan Kuantan-Kuala Lumpur near Kampung Sungai Kepong, Lanchang yesterday, did not contain radioactive materials.
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah said today, the chemical substance was not registered in the hazardous category.
"Road users and local residents need not worry because the chemical substance is non-hazardous," he told reporters after launching a tree planting programme organised by Standard Chartered Bank in Klebang, here.
Abu Bakar said the chemical substance to be exported to Japan did not endanger life, including marine life such as fish.
In the incident at 9am, 13 out of 15 drums containing NdPr chloride fell onto the road, with four broken, after the lorry crashed on its way from Gebeng, Kuantan to Port Klang. – Bernama