Tens of thousands demonstrate Japanese oppose nuclear power

For two weeks in Japan are two more nuclear power plants in operation. In contrast, stimulates resistance. For the second time, thousands of people demonstrate against the use of nuclear power. The second week in a row, thousands of people protested in Tokyo against the reopening of two nuclear reactors. According to the organizers, 150,000 people marched to the residence of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in the center of the capital. They held signs with slogans such as "The era of nuclear energy is over" and "Stand up against the re-activation" in hand. In mid-June had arranged Noda resumption of operation of two reactors at Oi in the central province of Fuki. In contrast, there was already a week ago, a mass demonstration. After the nuclear disaster at Fukushima nuclear power plants in the country all had been turned off. The government had justified the restart with feared energy shortages due to increased electricity demand for air conditioning in summer. Until the accident Fukushima Japan moved about a third of its electricity from nuclear power. As a result of nuclear disaster, the rejection of nuclear power in Japan, but grew significantly. The Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima was the earthquake in the 11th March 2011 and the subsequent tsunami severely damaged. The failure of the cooling system it came to core melt, large areas within the plant were contaminated with radioactivity. It was the worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.