Abstract

Ten years after the accident, the cause of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is still unknown. This is because the accident may have been caused by an earthquake, not a tsunami. How can nuclear power plants be restarted when the cause of the accident is still unknown? Can we continue to produce nuclear waste, which is absolutely impossible for human beings to coexist with, for the sake of economic efficiency? This is an issue that concerns our right to exist. This is not just idealism, but a concrete and realistic guide to nuclear power plant phase-out.

Author’s Information

Born in Akita, Japan in 1964. Former engineer at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. After graduating from TEPCO Gakuen High School, he joined TEPCO. At the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, he was in charge of reactor fuel design, plant operation management, and various inspections for a long time. During his tenure, he became aware of the dangers of nuclear power plants and became a standard-bearer of the anti-nuclear movement upon his retirement in 2000, when he mentioned in a mini-comic magazine published in January 2005 the possibility of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant losing all power sources, including emergency power, in the event of a tsunami, causing a meltdown, which led him to be called He became the "only person who foresaw the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant" and attracted the attention of the media both in Japan and abroad. After the accident, he moved to Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture, where he continues to sound the alarm about the dangers of restarting nuclear power plants while practicing an off-grid lifestyle. He is the author of "Even without electricity, people will not die. A Former TEPCO Reactor Designer Teaches a Fun "Reduced Electricity Life" (Yoizensha). (This data was published at the time this book was published.)