Ehime governor says will make own judgment on Ikata reactor safety

Ehime governor says will make own judgment on Ikata reactor safety

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura tells the press in his office in Matsuyama, western Japan, on July 23, 2015, that he will have an expert group confirm the safety of the No.3 reactor at Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power station before making his own judgment on the advisability of restarting it. The Ikata No. 3 reactor passed the Nuclear Regulation Authority's safety test on July 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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