| Moscow. The Ministry of Nuclear Power of Russia considers
the idea of allocating money to evacuate people from nuclear-contaminated
territories in Chelyabinsk region a good one. The letter of First Deputy
Minister of Nuclear Power Mikhail Solonin sent to State Duma Deputy Sergei
Mitrokhin indicates that the Ministry is willing to "discuss the
draft specific environmental programme aimed at rehabilitating the territories
that were contaminated due to the operations of Mayak Production Association
Federal State Unitary Enterprise". The deputy minister's letter is
the Ministry's official response to Mitrokhin's appeal to the Ministry
to allot money to move people away from nuclear-contaminated areas in Chelyabinsk
region.
"We suggest that the money earned through the recycling and storage
of
nuclear waste imported from Bulgaria and Hungary should be spent on
rehabilitation programs," - the deputy reminded. "The proposal
is in line
with the concept developed by the Yabloko Party, which envisages that
the
proceeds from the Ministry's commercial activity should be primarily used
to
finance rehabilitation programmes."
Now, the authorities of the Chelyabinsk region have to produce a draft
programme to rehabilitate contaminated areas and resettle their inhabitants,
the press service of the Yabloko Party reports.
See also:
YABLOKO for Nuclear
Safety
YABLOKO for Environmental
Safety
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