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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

OTSU, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation.

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Noda says Oi nuclear reactors need to be restarted

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2012. He said two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant need to be reactivated to prevent a power crunch this summer, in a stepped-up effort to secure public support and consent from Fukui Prefecture which hosts the plant.

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Reactivated TEPCO nuke reactor starts generating power

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - The No. 6 reactor of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture begins generating electricity May 9, after being reactivated two days earlier. The reactor was one of the 17 TEPCO nuclear reactors that were shut down in stages and taken out of operation from April 15 for safety checks after the company's cover-up of defects and falsification of safety reports were uncovered in August 2002.

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Court again nixes appeal to restart 2 Takahama nuclear reactors

File photo taken in January 2016 shows the Nos. 3 (front) and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Otsu District Court again disallowed the operation of the two reactors on July 12, 2016, rejecting the power supplier's request to suspend an injunction the court had issued over the once-reactivated units at the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant to remain idled

People celebrate on June 17, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan after it rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction barring operation of its two reactivated reactors at its Takahama plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant to remain idled

People celebrate on June 17, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan after it rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction barring operation of its two reactivated reactors at its Takahama plant. The banners hail the decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takahama plant to remain idled

People celebrate on June 17, 2016, in front of the Otsu District Court in western Japan after it rejected a request by Kansai Electric Power Co. to suspend an injunction barring operation of its two reactivated reactors at its Takahama plant. The banners hail the decision. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court nixes request to halt injunction banning Takahama plant restart

The Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture rejects Kansai Electric Power Co.'s request on June 17, 2016, to suspend an injunction barring operation of the company's two reactivated reactors, seen in this photo -- Nos. 3-4 units at the Takahama nuclear plant, posing another setback for the Japanese government's push to ramp up nuclear power generation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan court rules against operating restarted Takahama reactors

Kansai Electric Power Co. executives attend a press conference in Osaka on March 9, 2016, after the Otsu District Court ordered earlier in the day two reactivated nuclear reactors of its Takahama plant be halted as requested by local residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyushu Electric Power eyes extended operation of 2 restarted reactors

Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Michiaki Uriu (R) visits Satsumasendai Mayor Hideo Iwakiri in the southwestern Japanese city on Nov. 18, 2015. Uriu told reporters following the meeting that the company hopes to apply for the extension of the operation of its two recently reactivated nuclear power reactors, some 30 years since their launch, beyond their current 40-year life. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reactivated TEPCO nuke reactor starts generating power

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - The No. 6 reactor of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture begins generating electricity May 9, after being reactivated two days earlier. The reactor was one of the 17 TEPCO nuclear reactors that were shut down in stages and taken out of operation from April 15 for safety checks after the company's cover-up of defects and falsification of safety reports were uncovered in August 2002. (Kyodo)