Court orders nuclear power plant suspension

Court orders nuclear power plant suspension

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 18, 2021, shows the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in Tokai in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan. The Mito District Court the same day ordered the suspension of the nuclear power plant, located northeast of Tokyo, citing a lack of evacuation plans despite persisting safety concerns 10 years after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster.

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