Fukushima residents urge Japanese govt to 'scrap all nuke reactors by 2030'

Tokyo, Aug 2 (ANI): Residents of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture have called on the government to end its dependence on nuclear energy by 2030.

The public demand came during a government-sponsored public hearing on national energy policy.

A majority of the residents said that Japan should abandon nuclear power as soon as possible, The Japan Times reports.

"The crisis has not ended yet. It's completely wrong to restart nuclear reactors under such circumstances," the paper quoted a resident, as saying.

"Those who can't take responsibility (for the crisis) shouldn't be so quick to talk about restarting reactors," he added.

Another man echoed same sentiments, saying ' Japan should immediately scrap all nuclear reactors '.

"I'm saying this partly because I regret I wasn't thinking seriously about nuclear energy before the March 11 disaster," he said, adding the government should make efforts to shift to green energy.

"Some say that the economy will stagnate without nuclear power, but we can't choose something that puts our lives at risk," he added. (ANI)