Active legislation bans the import of radioactive waste for storage or disposal in Russia.
Over 40 protests took place all across Russia, about half of regional Dumas protested the import of waste with special decrees, but the bill is still on the agenda of State Duma. Second reading Russian Duma, lower house of parliament, will have second reading of the bill on Thursday, March 22. Originally, second reading was scheduled for February 22 but then postponed after the rally of environmental groups and liberal party Yabloko which protested in front of the Duma on February 19. Parliamentary experts says the bill may be voted in both second and third readings on coming Thursday. Today there was a meeting in the Duma with liberals opposing the bill and group of atomic lobbyists including president of the Kurchatov Institute Velikhov and one of vice-ministers of atomic power.