Victory for plaintiffs: the Fukui District Court’s ruling on the suspension of operations at No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Oi nuclear power plant

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Victory for plaintiffs: the Fukui District Court’s ruling on the suspension of operations at No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Oi nuclear power plant

Here is an on-the-spot report. 

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Victory for plaintiffs: the Fukui District Court’s ruling on the suspension of operations at No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Oi nuclear power plant. 

The Fukui District Court delivered a sentence at 3 pm on May 21, 2014 on the suspension of operations at No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Oi nuclear power plant at 3 pm on May 21, 2014.  

President Judge Hideaki Higuchi ordered Kansai Electric Power Co. not to restart the two reactors, which is a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs.   

For more details about the lawsuit, please check:
http://adieunpp.com   (Japanese only), and

http://adieunpp.com/download&lnk/ooi-urteil-engl-may212014.pdf

(English available. Outline of Judgement on Claim for Injunction on Operation of No. 3 and No. 4 Units at Ohi Nuclear Power Plant). 

For your reference, please read:

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201405210079

(Fukui court deals setback to Kansai Electric bid to restart Oi reactors, The Asahi Shimbun, May 21, 2014).

Reported by Harumi Kondaiji

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Original article appeared on the WAN:
http://net.wan.or.jp/tzn/2014/05/21/【速報】大飯原発３、４号機差し止め裁判、原告/

Summaly translated by Shin Yamaaki