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Japanese saying NO to plutonium reactors

Petition: STOP Pluthermal (MOX) Nuclear Power Generation in Saga, Japan! Ten Thousand Things November 10, 2009 Local opposition groups in Saga have set up tents for a 24/7 sit-in in front of the head office of KYUDEN (Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.) in the center of Fukuoka City, Kyushu. They are protesting planned pluthermal (MOX) program at the Genkai nuclear power plant–in tandem with negotiations with KYUDEN and Saga prefectural government……………..

Many critics are saying the Japanese government is promoting this dangerous and expensive project because they want to lead in the world in advanced nuclear technology and then to export this to other countries, especially Asian countries. The Japanese government plans to introduce pluthermal to other nuclear plants throughout japan (Fukui, Niigata, Fukushima, among other prefectures) despite widespread opposition by residents.

The Steering Committee for MIRAI (“Future”) are posting reports of the protest on their website (only in Japanese, good photos). Korean citizens are also very concerned–Saga is closer to South Korea than to Tokyo. No Base Stories of Korea has great background and coverage.

MIRAI and other local opposition groups are now collecting endorsements for their petition to stop Pluthermal Project before December 2–when KYUDEN is planning to start operation in full blast.

The petition will be submitted to the Japanese National Government, Saga Prefecture local governments and Kyuden:

Ten Thousand Things: Petition: STOP Pluthermal (MOX) Nuclear Power Generation in Saga, Japan!

November 11, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Japan, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, plutonium, radioactive