Posted on 12/24/2015 11:35:37 AM PST by BenLurkin
A Japanese court on Thursday cleared the way for Kansai Electric Power Co. to restart four nuclear reactors, rejecting legal claims against Japan's second-biggest utility to keep the reactors idled over safety concerns.
The Fukui District Court overturned an injunction that has prevented the restart of two reactors at Kansai's Takahama power station, and rejected a request for an injunction to block the restart of two reactors at its Ohi plant, plaintiffs' lawyers said.
The decision paves the way to restart the units in western Japan nearly five years after the Fukushima crisis. The ruling signals judicial support for Japan's beefed up nuclear safety after Fukushima and may accelerate the country's return to atomic energy.
Local residents in April won an injunction against the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Takahama, arguing that restart plans underestimated earthquake risks, failed to meet tougher safety standards and lacked credible evacuation measures.
"Today's two rulings show a recognition that safety has been ensured at Takahama Nuclear Power Station and Ohi Nuclear Power Station," Kansai Electric said in a statement.
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good news for Japan.
(now, if we could only get some new ones here)
About 20 miles south of Nagoya
I knew they wouldn’t keep their reactors shut down for long. In a fuel-poor nation like Japan, nuclear power is like the golden goose. I’m surprised they don’t do breeder reactors like Israel and France, so that the radioactive goose keeps giving.
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