A Japanese court has overturned a decision preventing the operation of Shikoku Electric Power Company’s Ikata-3 nuclear power plant, a boost for the government’s efforts to revive the country’s idled nuclear energy industry.
The Hiroshima High Court sided with the utility’s appeal, removing a temporary injunction that prevented operation of the 846-MW Ikata-3 plant, in Ehime prefecture, southwest Japan.
A different judge in the same court issued a temporary injunction on the plant in January 2020, siding with plaintiffs who argued that the nation’s regulator did not properly assess volcano and earthquake risks.
In a similar case earlier this week, a court rejected a request to suspend the operation of Units 3 and 4 at the Genkai nuclear power station in Saga prefecture, southwestern Japan, because of alleged safety concerns.
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