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From Fukushima to Toronto
March 12, 2018
On March 11, 2011, the world's largest industrial accident occurred - a triple nuclear meltdown - in Fukushima, Japan. An area up to 50 km was evacuated and 160,000 people displaced, most whom have yet to return. Plants and animals are genetically damaged https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPWRinjQKyg&t=13s. Hundreds of thousands of bags of radioactive soil are stranded around the countryside with no waste solution in site, and 300 tonnes of radioactive water flows into the Pacific Ocean daily, contaminating the food chain. The catastrophe is expected to cost the Japanese economy between $200 and $500 Billion.
At this anniversary event well address a new report by Dr. Ian Fairlie, radiation biologist from the UK. His report considers what would happen if a serious nuclear accident, similar in extent to what took place in Fukushima, were to happen at the Pickering Nuclear Station just east of Toronto. The answer is alarming, exacerbated by the fact that Pickering is surrounded by millions of people. Greenpeace is also releasing a new report about Fukushima that will be shared at this event. We'll also discuss viable alternatives to nuclear power in ON, and brainstorm how to achieve a renewable future.
On Thur. March 15, there will be a similar event in Pickering. https://www.facebook.com/events/2192383464121862/
Free event. And please sign our petitions: www.Close-Pickering.ca and www.BuyQuebecPower.ca
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Venue: University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science
Location: 100 St. George Street Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/749957985214181/
For information contact: angela@cleanairalliance.org
Categories: Environment
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