(3)Top court says gov't 1983 approval to build Monju reactor was valid

(3)Top court says gov't 1983 approval to build Monju reactor was valid

TOKYO, Japan - Residents of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, and their supporters shout their protest outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo on May 30 after the court ruled that the government's 1983 approval to build the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga was valid, overturning a 2003 high court ruling that invalidated the approval.

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