Japan court rejects bid to halt active Shikoku nuclear reactor, NHK reports

Shikoku Electric Power

07/03/2024 05:04

TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - A Japanese court rejected a
complaint demanding the shutdown of Shikoku Electric Power's
 9507.T  Ikata No.3 reactor, in the first formal ruling on the
legal battle for the nuclear plant in western Japan, public
broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday.
    The Oita District Court's ruling against the local residents
worried about natural disaster risks allows the 30-year-old,
890-megawatt active reactor to continue operating.
    Shikoku Electric had faced two court injunctions to stop the
reactor in 2017 and 2020, but both orders had been overturned by
higher courts later.

 (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya;
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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