850,000 signatures...
... to stop Rokkasho-Mura.
Groups opposed to the nuclear-fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture handed an 850,000-signature petition to the government Monday, demanding it rethink atomic power strategy. The reprocessing facility in Rokkasho, set to begin operations next month, will gather spent nuclear fuel from power plants nationwide and extract uranium and plutonium for reuse. It has been on its final test run since March 2006. Studies show the plant, after it goes into full operation, may release in a single day a year's worth of a regular nuclear plant's radioactivity.
The Japan Times: Fishery, consumer groups say no to nuclear reprocessing in Rokkasho
The National Network to Stop Radioactive Pollution from the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant and Consumers Union of Japan have issued a call for action to stop the nuclear reprocessing plant at Rokkashomura in Aomori prefecture, Japan.
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1) We express our views about the actual damage due to radioactive contamination, in order to avoid rumours to spread.
2) We declare that we will independently measure radioactive contamination in order to protect the natural environment and the farming industry from increased levels of pollution.
3) We declare that we will cooperate with farmers and food producers, by connecting consumers to the land.
4) We call for opposition to radioactive pollution from the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, in order to protect the rich and plentiful natural environment, life and food, as well as the air and water.
(Photo: Greenpeace)
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Oil, coal, uranium, gas are all unrenewables. It will do no good to protest the use of nuclear power (or coal or other polluting power plants) if demand for energy continues to go up. The energy must come from somewhere and wind and solar cannot replace fossil fuels. We must learn to use less if we are to create a clean, sustainable society.