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He criticised heavily the officials who had authorised
the import of foreign spent nuclear fuels. "People who want
to obtain $20m over 40 years are just swindlers" noted Yavlinsky.
He emphasized the danger created by the Russian government by
agreeing to store and reprocess foreign spent nuclear fuel. The
trains, which bring the fuel, are so heavy that Russia’s
worn-out railways may not cope and then serious environmental
disasters can happen. Yavlinsky does not trust the companies engaged
in nuclear waste shipment and storage: "It is madness to
store nuclear waste in the country with our bureaucrats. This
represents a gift to all terrorists."
See also:
YABLOKO
Against Nuclear Waste Imports | 