Tuesday, 13 March 2012

No more Hiroshima, No more Fukushima!

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 disasterthe 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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