March 11 2021 marks ten years since Japan was hit by an earthquake and tsunami, destroying 85,000 homes and businesses. By 2021 the country could have rebuilt but for a disaster that continues today: the meltdown of three nuclear reactors in Fukushima, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean. The reactors were Mark 1 boiling water reactors, the same type and age as Vermont Yankee. Vermonters witnessed horrific stories coming from refugees in the Fukushima evacuation zone and beyond, reactors exploding and radioactivity filling the air, land, water and groundwater. All these tragedies continue in Japan today. In 2014, Vermont Yankee shut down; today, its 900 tons of nuclear waste remains on site, beside the Connecticut River.
On Thursday, March 11, 2021 we will stand in vigil from 4:30-5:30pm to commemorate at Pliny Park, (High & Main Streets) in Brattleboro, VT 05301). We will honor the 130,000 nuclear refugees, and the land, air and water contaminated by radiation which to this day cannot be cleaned up.
This will be a Covid safe event; wear a mask, stay socially distant, and bring a poster if you wish. Sponsored by the Safe and Green Campaign. www.safeandgreencampaign.org/
Contact: Leslie Sullivan Sachs, safeandgreencampaign@gmail.com
