私は、現在は県外在住ですが熊本市の出身です。

2016年4月14日及び4月16日に発生した震度7、震度6といった巨大地震及び百数十回を超える余震が続いています。

報道を見るにつれ、被害の状況が拡大し故郷の町が変わり果てた姿を見るに堪えません。

にもかかわらず、熊本県に隣接する鹿児島県にあり、今回の地震の震源となったと考えられる活断層上に建設されているといわれる川内原発は稼働を続けています。

万が一、福島第一原子力発電所のように事故が起きれば、九州全体が放射線の海と化することは想像に難くありません。

美味しい水と美しい自然に囲まれた熊本、そして九州のために川内原発の稼働の即時停止を決断してください。

Petitioning:

Motoo Hayashi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan

The President of Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Yuichiro Ito, Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture

Tamayo Marukawa, Minister of Environmental Issues

I am originally from Kumamoto, although I don't live there currently.

Over the past few days, Kumamoto and surrounding areas have been hit by 2 huge earthquakes and continue to experience hundreds of smaller aftershocks.

As the reports continue, I am overwhelmed and saddened to see the damage that my beautiful hometown has suffered.

Despite this, in Kagoshima prefecture (next to Kumamoto prefecture), Sendai Nuclear Power Plant (which is situated right above the fault line that is likely the hypocenter of the earthquakes) continues to be in operation.

It is not hard to imagine the whole island of Kyushu bathed in radiation in the case that something similar to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant incident should happen.

For the safety and preservation of Kumamoto prefecture and surrounding areas, please make the decision to cease operations at Sendai Nuclear Power Plant immediately.