2024-03-11 12:15:29
Akihiro Fujioka calls for abolition of nuclear power at a rally held in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo on the 11th.
The TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident forced many people to evacuate and uprooted their livelihoods. Even though the work to bring the situation under control is still not complete, the government is putting more and more effort into restarting nuclear power plants. A rally calling for an end to nuclear power was held just following 2pm on the 11th in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, which is responsible for promoting the move, and there were angry voices.
◆ “Evacuation route” cut off
“How do the officials feel the weight of not being able to escape?” Akihiro Fujioka (69) from Toyama City said into the microphone on board his car. The audience around me continued, “Yes!”
Fujioka has been calling for the decommissioning of the Hokuriku Electric Power Company’s Shiga Nuclear Power Plant in Shiga Town, Ishikawa Prefecture since 1981. My feelings became even stronger following the Noto Peninsula earthquake in January. Evacuation routes in the event of a serious accident have been cut off by landslides, making it impossible to escape. The words “Fear Heaven” on the poster held up by a man in his car speak for themselves.
Akihiro Fujioka of the secretariat of the civic group “Life Network” calling for an end to nuclear power generation at a rally held in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
In 2006, the Kanazawa District Court issued a ruling banning the operation of Shiga Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2. He was one of the plaintiffs. The High Court overturned this landmark decision and allowed him to drive. Because of the high and thick judicial walls, “we have no choice but to immediately decommission all reactors before a nuclear accident occurs.”
◆Naoto Kan: “After the accident, my thinking changed 180 degrees.”
Fujioka, who also serves as the secretariat for the “Life Network,” a civic group formed by residents living near the Shiga nuclear power plant, made the appeal. “There are no evacuation plans unrelated to earthquakes and tsunamis at any nuclear power plant. Why aren’t power companies or the government responsible for the plans?” The voice echoed off the towering government building.
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan gives a speech at a large rally to promote the elimination of nuclear power in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
At the rally, Naoto Kan, a member of the House of Representatives who was Prime Minister at the time of the accident, also participated, saying, “I graduated from the university’s applied physics department and thought that nuclear power was necessary.But following the accident, I changed my mind 180 degrees.” “As far as I know, Germany has eliminated all nuclear power plants. There’s no way Japan can’t do it,” he said emphatically. (Rina Suzuki)
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