P771 CEEFAX0731 Thu 0Oct 2 :93/44 E RUSSIA VIOLATED LONDON CONVENTION Russia violated an international moratorium by jeitisoning nuclear waste at sea, London convention head Manfred Naukj said. However, hj added that Russia had no legal obligation to follow the convention - only a moral one. Russia is party to the 71-nation International Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Waste and Other Matters, effective since 1975. The convention is part of the UV's International Maritime Organisation Next Page Read Hear Cmnt9Infg RrligignP771 CEEC—X0731 Thu 0'ct ; Z 7/ 5 3/3 RUSSIA'S NUCLEaR PROBLEMS UVIQUE Rus3ia has said it whml nor dum8 more nuclear waste in the Sea of Japan in the near future. Russia's first dumping of low-le6el "5 liquid nuclear waste this month provoked international outrage. However, Russia added it mi£ht bi forced to resume dumping if it could not build a proposed land site within 18 months. Russia faces unique problems in decommissioning its nuclear vessels because of the magnitude gf the problem, a Greenpeace official said Next Page Read Hear CmntyInfo Religion