A-bomb survivors seeks shutdown of nuclear plant

A-bomb survivors seeks shutdown of nuclear plant

Plaintiffs including survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings head to the Hiroshima District Court in the western Japan city on March 11, 2016, to file a lawsuit demanding a halt to the operation of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear plant in western Japan. One of the plaintiffs said, "We know the awfulness of radiation through our own experience." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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