Secretary of the Yabloko Association and Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation Igor Artemyev will head the team working on the preparation of the referendum, initiated by Yabloko on imports of spent nuclear fuel into Russia.

Such a decision was adopted on Wednesday July 13, 2001, at a meeting of the Bureau of the Central Council of Yabloko Association.

On July 11, 2001, the Central Council of the Yabloko Association adopted a decision to initiate a nation-wide referendum on the prohibition of imports of spent nuclear fuel into Russia.

Based on Interfax reports.

See also:

The Nuclear Waste Bill of the web-site