THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 5, 2020 at 15:47 JST
Plaintiffs hold up signs in front of the Osaka District Court on Dec. 4 after it ruled in their favor and retracted the approval given for a resumption of operations at the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. (Yuki Shibata)
The Osaka District Court stunned many in the nuclear power sector by ruling Dec. 4 the Nuclear Regulation Authority had failed to adequately consider the possibility of stronger-than-expected earthquakes striking near a nuclear power plant. [Read More]
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