Environmentalists to Try and Convince Japan not to Bring Spent Nuclear Fuel to Russia

Part of its campaign against bringing spent nuclear fuel to Russia, the Environmental Protection international group will give a series of lectures and consultations in Japan. According to the group's press centre, Vladimir Slivyak, its co-Chairman, intends to meet with various Japanese authorities and representatives of nuclear energy industry in 7 Japanese cities. The action will be supported by the Japanese Green Action and the Centre of Nuclear Information. Mr. Slivyak said the objective of his group was to persuade a possibly large number of countries to abstain from sending spent nuclear fuel to Russia. In 2001, similar actions were organised by the group in Germany and Taiwan.