Court rejects call to suspend nuclear reactors in southwestern Japan

A district court in southwestern Japan on Tuesday rejected local residents' request to suspend the planned restart of nuclear reactors in Saga Prefecture over safety concerns.Some 70 people sought an injunction to halt the restart of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co., scheduled for Friday and May, respectively, questioning safety standards and citing the risks of a volcanic eruption in the region.But the Saga District Court's Presiding Judge Takeshi Tachikawa said the utility's safety measures are "reasonable" and that the court found "…READ FULL ARTICLE