Shikoku Electric Power Company said it plans to restart Unit 3 at its Ikata nuclear power station in Ehime prefecture, southwestern Japan, on 12 October.
The decision comes after a high court in March overturned a lower court ruling that had kept the 846-MW pressurised water reactor unit shut down for more than one year.
The Hiroshima high court sided with the utility’s appeal, removing a temporary injunction that prevented operation of the plant. A different judge in the same court issued a temporary injunction on the plant in January 2020, siding with plaintiffs who argued that the nation’s regulator did not properly assess volcano and earthquake risks.
The decision comes after a high court in March overturned a lower court ruling that had kept the 846-MW pressurised water reactor unit shut down for more than one year.
The Hiroshima high court sided with the utility’s appeal, removing a temporary injunction that prevented operation of the plant. A different judge in the same court issued a temporary injunction on the plant in January 2020, siding with plaintiffs who argued that the nation’s regulator did not properly assess volcano and earthquake risks.
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