Japan: Court Orders Closure Of Two Nuclear Reactors
A Japanese court has ordered the shutdown of two nuclear reactors due to safety issues. The order, made by the Otsu District Court came on Wednesday just days before the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima atomic disaster The reactors to be closed are Kansai Electric’s No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Takahama plant on the coast of Fukui prefecture. The court sided with residents who had filed a lawsuit against the operation of the two reactors over safety reasons.