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Archive Home > 2011 > June > 30 > Engineers fear refinery in Malaysia is dangerous

Engineers fear refinery in Malaysia is dangerous

Protesters say it will leak radioactive, toxic materials into water

By Keith Bradsher / The Bulletin
June 30, 2011

KUANTAN, Malaysia — A $230 million refinery being built here in an effort to break China’s global chokehold on rare earth metals is plagued by environmentally hazardous construction and design problems, according to internal memos and current and former engineers on the project.

The plant, which....

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