"Antiatom.ru" is non-commercial information agency established in 1994 by Ecodefense, Russian environmental group. It existed for 8 years exclusively in form of electronic newsletter "Anti-Atom Press" and in 2002 appeared as Russian language web-site. "Antiatom.ru" is mostly covering issues related to nuclear power and anti-nuclear activities. It publishes news produced by both NGOs and official media (re-prints) but main focus is given to what was not previously covered by media-giants. It also provides media-reporters with news and analytics on nuclear power issues in Russia and ex-USSR. If you'd like to receives our updates and press-release - please call 7766281 in Moscow (Russia) or +7(903)2997584 globally. Our e-mail: ecodefense@gmail.com

In 1999, the Russian government announced its intention to import and store twenty thousand tons of nuclear waste primarily from East Asia and Central and Western Europe. Consumed with the potential profits from this transaction—profits which we feel will ultimately prove illusory—the government has thus far shown little regard for the potentially dire environmental consequences of bringing in so much nuclear waste. The Anti-Nuclear Resistance was formed to fight this plan.