More than half of local residents oppose Ikata nuclear plant restart

More than half of local residents oppose Ikata nuclear plant restart

A group of local residents at the Ehime prefectural government building in western Japan on Dec. 9, 2015 says a recent survey showed 53.2 percent of respondents opposing the restart of a nuclear reactor. The No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant is expected to resume operations as early as the spring of 2016, following approval by the governor of Ehime in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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