Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Prefecture nuclear reactor

The Sendai High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling rejecting a call by local residents to halt a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan, stating they had not provided substantial proof there is a significant risk of an accident."The risk of infringement on personal rights resulting from the restart of operations has not been proven to constitute a concrete danger warranting an order for suspension," Presiding Judge Moriharu Kurasawa said in handing down the ruling over the Onagawa nuclear power plant's No. 2 unit in Miyagi Prefecture.The unit restarted last month, becoming the fi…READ FULL ARTICLE