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Related: About this forum63% of Japanese citizens say 'no' to restarting of Oi nuclear reactors
63% of Japanese citizens say 'no' to restarting of Oi nuclear reactors: Mainichi poll
Sixty-three percent of Japanese people stand against reactivating two idled reactors at the Oi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, and 74 percent say they "can endure" restricted use of electricity in the summer, a nationwide survey conducted by the Mainichi shows, suggesting that the general public is becoming increasingly in favor of breaking away from nuclear power generation.
The survey, conducted on May 5 and 6, shows only 31 percent of people agreeing to restart the No. 3 and 4 reactors that have been offline for regular inspections at the Oi nuclear power station. Seventy-four percent, or nearly three in four Japanese, polled say they "can endure" restrictions, if imposed, on the use of electricity during the summer due to no power supply from nuclear reactors in the country.
The survey also shows 77 percent of people say they "do not trust" new safety standards the government compiled in April in a bid to seek consent from local residents and governments on the reactivation of the idled reactors. Only 16 percent of people say they "trust" the new nuclear safety standards, underscoring the fact that public distrust in the government's procedures has led people to firmly stand against the reactivation of the nuclear reactors....
Sixty-three percent of Japanese people stand against reactivating two idled reactors at the Oi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, and 74 percent say they "can endure" restricted use of electricity in the summer, a nationwide survey conducted by the Mainichi shows, suggesting that the general public is becoming increasingly in favor of breaking away from nuclear power generation.
The survey, conducted on May 5 and 6, shows only 31 percent of people agreeing to restart the No. 3 and 4 reactors that have been offline for regular inspections at the Oi nuclear power station. Seventy-four percent, or nearly three in four Japanese, polled say they "can endure" restrictions, if imposed, on the use of electricity during the summer due to no power supply from nuclear reactors in the country.
The survey also shows 77 percent of people say they "do not trust" new safety standards the government compiled in April in a bid to seek consent from local residents and governments on the reactivation of the idled reactors. Only 16 percent of people say they "trust" the new nuclear safety standards, underscoring the fact that public distrust in the government's procedures has led people to firmly stand against the reactivation of the nuclear reactors....
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63% of Japanese citizens say 'no' to restarting of Oi nuclear reactors (Original Post)
kristopher
May 2012
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(29,798 posts)1. Editorial laments ignoring the warnings of nuclear power's dangers
Mainichi Shimbun Editorial: Seek a way out of reliance on nuclear power
Energy is a matter of life or death for a nation. As such, nuclear power has been an important source of energy for many countries. However, one cannot help but doubt whether Japan really needed so many nuclear power stations as all such plants have now been stopped.
Japan has still not achieved a society without nuclear power plants. It is of great significance for us to experience a society that does not use nuclear power and to consider Japan's future energy situation. We should take this opportunity to prepare to change Japan's energy policy while looking back on the country's history of nuclear power.
Japan's first commercial nuclear power station began operations in 1966. Japan's first light-water nuclear reactor for commercial use transmitted power to the site of the opening ceremony for Expo 1970 in Osaka Prefecture. The number of nuclear reactors in the country has since steadily increased and reached 55 in 2006.
Over that period, however, the world has witnessed serious nuclear accidents -- the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 and the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. A critical nuclear accident at a nuclear fuel processing plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 1999 and the Niigata Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake in 2007 that hit an area where a nuclear plant is located sounded an alarm about the risks of earthquakes and radiation.
Nevertheless, Japan did not change its dependence on nuclear energy. ...
Energy is a matter of life or death for a nation. As such, nuclear power has been an important source of energy for many countries. However, one cannot help but doubt whether Japan really needed so many nuclear power stations as all such plants have now been stopped.
Japan has still not achieved a society without nuclear power plants. It is of great significance for us to experience a society that does not use nuclear power and to consider Japan's future energy situation. We should take this opportunity to prepare to change Japan's energy policy while looking back on the country's history of nuclear power.
Japan's first commercial nuclear power station began operations in 1966. Japan's first light-water nuclear reactor for commercial use transmitted power to the site of the opening ceremony for Expo 1970 in Osaka Prefecture. The number of nuclear reactors in the country has since steadily increased and reached 55 in 2006.
Over that period, however, the world has witnessed serious nuclear accidents -- the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 and the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. A critical nuclear accident at a nuclear fuel processing plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 1999 and the Niigata Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake in 2007 that hit an area where a nuclear plant is located sounded an alarm about the risks of earthquakes and radiation.
Nevertheless, Japan did not change its dependence on nuclear energy. ...
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