A Japanese district court on Friday (29 March) rejected petitions from residents and allowed five commercial nuclear reactors in western Japan to continue operations.
Local residents had asked the Fukui District Court to halt operation the five reactors – one at the Mihama nuclear power station and four at Takahama –citing inadequate safety measures.
The five plants, in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, are all operated by Kansai Electric Power Company.
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