Thousands in Japan protest nuclear power, conditions at Fukushima
Source: Al Jazeera
Thousands of people in Tokyo have rallied against nuclear power as the government and utilities prepare to restart reactors in southern Japan.
More than 5,000 protesters gathered at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on Saturday to pressure the government not to restart the country's nuclear power stations.
"Japan is prone to earthquakes. We have to seriously think about whether nuclear power is a good idea for Japan," said protester Masatoshi Harada. "This is an opportunity for Japan to drop nuclear power."
Regulators are currently reviewing whether to let Kyushu Electric Power restart two reactors at its Sendai power plant.
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djean111
(14,255 posts)If Japan is managing with nuclear power, then why restart the nuclear plants?
Return on investment?
calimary
(81,320 posts)But man - put 13 teabaggers out in some public park with their lawn chairs and their three-cornered hats and badly spelled protest signs and you have the lead story for the evening news.
Overseas
(12,121 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)in US media, that's for sure.