March 17 and 18, 2012
Residents have formed a local group to campaign for the decommissioning of the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi Prefecture.
They are residents of the Kashimadai district of Osaki City in Miyagi, located about 50km from the Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa plant.
On March 17, at the inauguration meeting with about 140 participants in attendance, former Kashimadai Town mayor Kano Fuminaga was chosen to be the leader of the group. The meeting also adopted action plans, including a signature drive opposing the reactivation of the nuclear plant.
Lawyer Shoji Katsuhiko in his speech pointed out that in the Great East Japan Disaster of March 11 last year, 4 out of 5 external power supply lines at the Onagawa plant broke down, which could have led to a severe accident like the one in Fukushima. He stressed that Onagawa’s three reactors, which are currently undergoing regularly scheduled inspections, must not be restarted without the implementation of proper anti-quake and anti-tsunami measures.
On the previous day, the Earthquake Research Institute of Tokyo University announced its finding that following the massive earthquake on March 11 last year, Onagawa Town could have been hit by a tsunami as high as 40 meters.
They are residents of the Kashimadai district of Osaki City in Miyagi, located about 50km from the Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa plant.
On March 17, at the inauguration meeting with about 140 participants in attendance, former Kashimadai Town mayor Kano Fuminaga was chosen to be the leader of the group. The meeting also adopted action plans, including a signature drive opposing the reactivation of the nuclear plant.
Lawyer Shoji Katsuhiko in his speech pointed out that in the Great East Japan Disaster of March 11 last year, 4 out of 5 external power supply lines at the Onagawa plant broke down, which could have led to a severe accident like the one in Fukushima. He stressed that Onagawa’s three reactors, which are currently undergoing regularly scheduled inspections, must not be restarted without the implementation of proper anti-quake and anti-tsunami measures.
On the previous day, the Earthquake Research Institute of Tokyo University announced its finding that following the massive earthquake on March 11 last year, Onagawa Town could have been hit by a tsunami as high as 40 meters.
