Mayors for a Nuclear Power Free Japan
Co-Representatives: Sakurai Katsunobu (Mayor, Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture)
Mikami Hajime (Mayor, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Murakami Tatsuya (Mayor, Tokai Village, Ibaraki Prefecture)
Secretary-General: Uehara Hiroko (Former Mayor of Kunitachi City, Tokyo)
Letter of Request
April 28 2013, Tokyo
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

In response to a policy speech given by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, we demand in this letter ofrequest the following eight items, including support of the disaster victims and policies on nuclear
power plants and energy.
Pursuing our responsibilities, as mayors, to protect the lives and property of our people, with theintent to stop all nuclear power plants as fast as possible to ensure the safety of our society, we havemade various proposals and demands to the government.
Prime Minister Abe stated in his policy speech on this February 28th that:− “ Reflecting on TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, a new culture ofsafety will be created under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, enhancing safety andmaking no compromises”,− “Energy efficiency measure and renewable energies will be introduced to a full extent, andour reliance on nuclear energy will be reduced as much as possible”,− “At the same time, a fundamental reform of our electrical power system is also to take place.”
Given these policies stated by the prime minister, we urge the government to implement thefollowing eight items.
１．On rebuilding lives of the nuclear accident victims
We demand the government to assume sufficient responsibility in rebuilding the lives of theresidents in the areas affected by TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident.
２．Make swift decisions regarding eligibility for the Children and Nuclear Disaster Victims Law!
Last June, the Diet passed the Children and Nuclear Disaster Victims Law with a unanimousdecision. We demand that the government decides quickly on to whom the law is applicable.
Given that the original maximum acceptable dose was 1 msv/year, we believe that people whoevacuated according to the original limit should naturally be included. We demand an early
decision.
３．Establish a new strict regulatory standard with no compromises!
In accordance with the prime minister’s words, we demand that the conditions of operation bedetermined without making any compromises, and that no nuclear power plants will becarelessly restarted. In regards to the new regulatory standard, we also demand the following.
①Priority to be given to containment and identification of the causes of the Fukushima nuclear
power plant accident,②Withdrawal of the five-year moratorium policy on constructing special security facilities as acondition for the restarting of a nuclear power plant,③A review of the personnel selection for the examination team,④Widely held public hearings on the new regulatory standard,
４．Explicitly state that no nuclear power plant will be newly built!
The prime minister stated that, “our reliance on nuclear energy will be reduced as much as
possible.” Thus, we demand the government to explicitly state that no construction of a newpower plant is going to be allowed.
５．Quickly implement a bill to separate power generation and distribution!
The prime minister stated that a “fundamental reform of the power system is to take place.” We
understand that this statement refers to the separation of power generation and distribution. We
demand the government to swiftly put this into effect.
６. Oblige companies to take out insurance for nuclear power plants!
It has become clear that the cost of damages from the Fukushima nuclear accident exceeds wellover 10 trillion yen. We demand that the government oblige companies to take out insurance fornuclear power plants as part of their responsibility.
７．Strict and transparent management of the workers at the power plant!
We demand strict rules for electrical power companies to know “who is working at the power
plant” and “how much radiation they are exposed to” and to report this monthly.
８．Nuclear Energy Exit Bills to be enacted quickly!
We demand that the Nuclear Energy Exit Bills, proposed to the Diet this March 11 th, be enacted
quickly.

Contact: Mayors for a Nuclear Power Free Japan Secretariat
3-13-1 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku
Tokyo Japan 169-0075
Tel: +81-3-6851-9791
Email: mayors@npfee.jp