As the World Awakes, India Sleepwalks Into Nuclear Peril by DiaNuke.org

High Noon in Koodankulam | Niranjan Ramakrishnan (Courtesy:counterpunch.org)

Many countries are rethinking their nuclear plans post-Fukushima. Some are proceeding to draw down their nuclear power operations. According to an AP report,

“Germany…turned decisively against nuclear power after the Fukushima crisis, shutting down eight reactors and planning to close the remaining nine nuclear power plants by 2022.”

People in large numbers protested in Idinthakarai yesterday. Photo Courtesy: Amirtaraj Stephen

Last June in the wake of the Japanese disaster, Italians held a referendum and rejectednuclear energy for their country, leading then Prime Minister Berlusconi to concede that his country would have to bid “addio” to nuclear power.

Having known nuclear devastation up close, first during wartime in 1945, and then in peacetime last year upon seeing the writing on the tsunami wall, Japan has acted with alacrity, From the same AP report,

“Japan will be free of atomic power for the first time since 1966 on Saturday, when the last of its 50 usable reactors is switched off for regular inspections. The central government would like to restart them at some point, but it is running into strong opposition from local citizens and governments.”