Dear Prime Minister Fukuda,

The Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant must not be allowed to become fully operational. It is understood that when the plant is at full operational capacity, the estimated radiation discharge, in one day, will be the equivalent what is produced at a typical nuclear power plant during a year.

Worse yet, one of Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant's discharge locations is located only 3 kilometers offshore at about 44 meters depth. This radiation discharge will merge with the ocean currents and spread throughout the Pacific Ocean, polluting on the global scale, making this more than just a problem for Japan.

The discharged radiation can spread into the atmosphere and ocean, threatening the safety of our food supply, our lives and the lives of future generations. Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited asserts its safety, claiming that the waste will be diluted in large quantities of seawater. However, even minute amounts of diluted radioactivity have the potential to damage people's health. This is not just a problem for those connected to the sea for their livelihood and recreation, such as fishermen and surfers. It is a problem for all life on this planet. Rokkasho already has a history of radioactive chemical leaks. Considering this, we demand the following: Do not allow Rokkasho Nuclear Reprocessing Plant to dump radioactive material into the ocean or air.