Court orders suspension of Ehime nuclear reactor

Court orders suspension of Ehime nuclear reactor

Local residents of Yamaguchi Prefecture demanding a halt of the No. 3 reactor of the Ikata nuclear power plant in nearby Ehime Prefecture head to the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 17, 2020, with their lawyers. The court later in the day revoked a lower court decision and ordered Shikoku Electric Power Co. to suspend the reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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