https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/STOP_FUKUSHIMA_RADIATION_UN_ACTION_NEEDED/
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/352/112/859/radioactive-tokyo-resign-as-host-of-2020-olympics/
Dear Friends,
Japan is holding elections today for the parliament. Prime
Minister Abe's ruling party is expected to win by a landslide. Nuclear
policies were hardly mentioned in the campaign, which is mainly focused
on economics- even though the financial drain caused by the ongoing
Fukushima disaster is a major cause of the yen's decline.
Meanwhile,
Abe continues to push for the re-opening of other nuclear plants, all of
which were shut down after the earthquake/tsunami of March 2011. Since
Japan sits on the ring of fire, most sites are prone to earthquakes and/or near volcanos. two of which have recently become active. Every year, several supertyphoons sweep across this island nation, with the potential of harming nuclear plants. Reopening reactors is irresponsible, and against the wishes of the Japanese people.
At Fukushima Daiichi, contaminated water continues to flow into the Pacific, and also to strain the storage capacity of tanks. The Japan nuclear regulatory commission is pushing for even more water to be discharged. While some of the radioactive elements can be removed from the stored water, tritium, the radioactive form of water, is not removed- so huge amounts of this element are harming ocean life.
Meanwhile, cries arise from journalists, Japanese monks and
American sailors that Fukushima is an ongoing catastrophe that is being
ignored, placing all life on earth in jeopardy. No government agency is even bothering to monitor radioactive pollution of the Pacific- it's left to private citizens.
So please help keep Fukushima on the radar of global consciousness. Read the article summaries below, then sign and disseminate the two petitions. If you have already signed,
please send this summary to all your lists and urge your contacts to
sign as well. We can't allow Fukushima to be forgotten- it's there, causing serious trouble to the planet, whether we like it or not.
Peace, Carol Wolman
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/STOP_FUKUSHIMA_RADIATION_UN_ACTION_NEEDED/
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/352/112/859/radioactive-tokyo-resign-as-host-of-2020-olympics/
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=279865
Japanese court rejects lawsuit against reopening two n-plants. According
to the plaintiffs, there are many geological faults around
the reactors of the Kansai Electric Power Company's (KEPCO) nuclear
plants, increasing the chances of strong earthquakes. The court took
that argument into account but said the final decision over the safety
of the plant would be made by the NRA.
http://nuclear-news.net/2014/12/13/japans-fukushima-plant-cleanup-workers-their-harsh-and-dangerous-life/
As snap elections are nearing, the Fukushima Nuclear power plant
workers are urging people to understand the harsh circumstances they
work under, risking their life by exposing themselves to radiation every
single day. MOSCOW, December 10 (Sputnik) -- As elections are nearing in
Japan, many of the people working toward the decommissioning of the
crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant say they want voters to know
about their harsh working conditions, insufficient pay and worries of
radiation exposure, reports The Japan Times.
http://nuclear-news.net/2014/12/13/nra-head-signals-massive-release-of-tainted-water-to-help-decommission-fukushima-site/
The head of Japan's nuclear watchdog said contaminated water stored at
the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant should be released into
the ocean to ensure safe decommissioning of the reactors. "I was
overwhelmed by the sheer number of tanks (holding water tainted with
radioactive substances)," Tanaka told reporters, indicating they pose a
danger to decommissioning work. "We have to dispose of the water."
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