It’s
a crucial time for Japan in choosing the right direction for its future since only two out of Japan’s fifty-four
reactors are running, all of them are
going-to-stop in May, and
to reactivate them, the local governor needs to give the go sign. At the
moment , supported
by local citizens, the governor of each
region is resisting pressure from the government, but the IAEA (Internationational
Atomic Energy Agency) and the UN seem to be encouraging it to restart the nuclear
plants. Even though
the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is in
a serious ongoing emergency situation, the Japanese government
still wants nuclear power. Since the Fukushima
disaster, the world has
been watching Japan to see what it is going to do about nuclear power in the future, and it has
been the most challenging time for Japanese people to stand up against their
government, but they have no choice now but to fight against it , because it is now clear to
everybody that the government is failing to protect its citizens (even children,
who are the most. Vulnerable.) Its priority is economic growth, but what
for? And who for? Japan would not
be short of electricity without nuclear power, and all the reactors are sitting
on earthquake areas. They say that there
is a 70% probability of another earthquake bigger than magnitude 7 (which can cripple vulnerable spent fuel pool
at reactor 4 that would cause meltdown of over 1500 spent fuel rods) within the
next four years. More than 75% of Japanese citizens don’t
want nuclear, yet the government doesn’t listen. Democracy in Japan is in
serious doubt.
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