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Reactivating The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant Would Be Dangerous
The Kashiwarazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is situated on an active fault zone where a major earthquake could be triggered. The plant was built without first making a sufficient investigation into the existence of active faults. It appears the actual earthquake far exceeded the parameters of the nuclear plant’s designed earthquake-resistance. Furthermore, the electrical transformer that caused a fire and many other related facilities are built not on bedrock, but on soft soil.
All seven reactors, including the aging Unit 1, and their related facilities sustained damage. The earthquake caused the ground to heave up and down at the site, and in places the ground is buckled. It’s possible that damage not confirmable through visual inspection, including cracking or warping, has occurred to major machinery and piping for the reactors. If there is another earthquake this could cause even more severe trouble.
There are suggestions that an even greater earthquake, reaching a magnitude of 8, could occur in the future along the nearby active faults. No matter how extensively the facilities are repaired, these underground faults can’t be made to go away.
If the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is allowed to resume operations, ignoring this uncertainty, we fear it will lead to further anxiety and that public trust, which is essential to society, will be lost.
We want the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant to remain shut down, and for its service to be quietly terminated.
Endorsers:
Ryuichi Sakamoto, shing02, Yukihiro Yoshihara, Kenji Eno,
Norika Sora, Eiichi Yoshimura, Motoki Yamaguchi, Mika Ohbayashi, Shiro Takatani,
Ryu Murakami, SUGIZO, Kohei Nawa, Taeko Onuki, Hideki Matsutake, Kenzo Saeki,
Takamasa Aoki, Moichi Kuwahara, Takako Hamano, Ren Takada, Hiroshi Takano,
kakumakushaka, Tomoko Yoneda, Tetra Tanizaki, Kenichi Nishi, Towa Tei,
Tomoki Sukezane, Naoki Ishikawa, Itaru Hirama, Nobuko Hori, Kazunali Tajima,
Masaya Hiyazaki, Mikiya Takimoto, Naoki Sasaki, Kazuo Shiina, kyoka,
Mitsuo Shindo, Miho Moribayashi, Oto, Hitoshi Koizumi （artists' power）
Yu Tanaka(Mirai Bank), Shinichi Tsuji(The Sloth Club), Ryuichi Nakamura(The Sloth Club)
Ryuichi Sakamoto, shing02, Yukihiro Yoshihara, Kenji Eno,
Norika Sora, Eiichi Yoshimura, Motoki Yamaguchi, Mika Ohbayashi, Shiro Takatani,
Ryu Murakami, SUGIZO, Kohei Nawa, Taeko Onuki, Hideki Matsutake, Kenzo Saeki,
Takamasa Aoki, Moichi Kuwahara, Takako Hamano, Ren Takada, Hiroshi Takano,
kakumakushaka, Tomoko Yoneda, Tetra Tanizaki, Kenichi Nishi, Towa Tei,
Tomoki Sukezane, Naoki Ishikawa, Itaru Hirama, Nobuko Hori, Kazunali Tajima,
Masaya Hiyazaki, Mikiya Takimoto, Naoki Sasaki, Kazuo Shiina, kyoka,
Mitsuo Shindo, Miho Moribayashi, Oto, Hitoshi Koizumi （artists' power）
Yu Tanaka(Mirai Bank), Shinichi Tsuji(The Sloth Club), Ryuichi Nakamura(The Sloth Club)
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What is Artist’s Power?
The voluntary association Artist’s Power (AP) was started in 2001 when the composer Ryuichi Sakamoto approached Takuro of [the band] Glay about it. Sakamoto had met Takuro in connection with the Zero Landmine campaign.
AP was started with the idea of sharing information on environmental and social issues, primarily through mailing lists, and putting that knowledge to practical use in various activities. Although we don’t carry on activities that are particularly outward-looking, in 2006 when the issues surrounding the PSE (product safety certification mark) Law (formally, the Electrical Appliances and Material Safety Law) emerged, the mailing list was alerted. Within a few weeks, [our] volunteers were rallying against it, and this was impetus for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to began to seek solutions parts of the PSE Law that were at issue.
Furthermore in response to an appeal from the music producer Takeshi Kobayashi, an AP member since around 2002, an environmental issues study was started and an NPO bank, the “ap bank” was born, initiated by Takeshi Kobayashi and Kazutoshi Sakurai of Mr. Children.
Even though it is a formless voluntary association, AP has had a far-from-slight effect on society.
The AP mailing list currently consists of one hundred artists and creative people and their staff.
AP was started with the idea of sharing information on environmental and social issues, primarily through mailing lists, and putting that knowledge to practical use in various activities. Although we don’t carry on activities that are particularly outward-looking, in 2006 when the issues surrounding the PSE (product safety certification mark) Law (formally, the Electrical Appliances and Material Safety Law) emerged, the mailing list was alerted. Within a few weeks, [our] volunteers were rallying against it, and this was impetus for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to began to seek solutions parts of the PSE Law that were at issue.
Furthermore in response to an appeal from the music producer Takeshi Kobayashi, an AP member since around 2002, an environmental issues study was started and an NPO bank, the “ap bank” was born, initiated by Takeshi Kobayashi and Kazutoshi Sakurai of Mr. Children.
Even though it is a formless voluntary association, AP has had a far-from-slight effect on society.
The AP mailing list currently consists of one hundred artists and creative people and their staff.