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Mayor approves restart of Genkai nuclear reactors

GENKAI, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe (L) speaks at a press conference in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, on July 4, 2011, after meeting Genkai Mayor Hideo Kishimoto (R). The mayor approved the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant.

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Saga town hosting nuclear plant OKs reactors' restart

SAGA, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda (L) and Mayor Hideo Kishimoto of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, emerge from a meeting in Genkai on June 29, 2011. Kishimoto told Kaieda that he approves of the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant which are currently suspended for regular checkups.

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Antinuclear rally in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - People protest against nuclear power generation in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 29, 2011. Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa showed his inclination to resume operations of two nuclear reactors suspended for regular checks at the Genkai power plant in the prefecture on the same day after talks with industry minister Banri Kaieda.

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Kansai Electric appeals court decision to halt reactors

File photo taken March 10, 2016, shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility halted the No. 3 unit on the day after a court ordered operation of the two units to be suspended. The No. 4 unit has already been kept offline. The utility filed an objection on March 14 against the ruling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor approves restart of Genkai nuclear reactors

GENKAI, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe (L) speaks at a press conference in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, on July 4, 2011, after meeting Genkai Mayor Hideo Kishimoto (R). The mayor approved the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant. (Kyodo)

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Genkai nuclear power plant in Kyushu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in Genkai, Saga Prefecture. The town of Genkai said June 7, 2011, it plans to agree by early July to restart the plant's two reactors that have been suspended for checkups, becoming the first municipality to give such a go-ahead during the country's continuing nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear rally in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - People protest against nuclear power generation in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 29, 2011. Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa showed his inclination to resume operations of two nuclear reactors suspended for regular checks at the Genkai power plant in the prefecture on the same day after talks with industry minister Banri Kaieda. (Kyodo)

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Saga town hosting nuclear plant OKs reactors' restart

SAGA, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda (L) and Mayor Hideo Kishimoto of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, emerge from a meeting in Genkai on June 29, 2011. Kishimoto told Kaieda that he approves of the resumption of two nuclear reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant which are currently suspended for regular checkups. (Kyodo)

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Oita residents seek suspension of Ikata reactors

Plaintiffs living in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita and their lawyers head to the Oita District Court on Sept. 28, 2016, to file a lawsuit demanding two reactors at Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant be suspended, citing concerns over big earthquakes and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo