Hiroshima High Court rejects Ikata 3 operation suspension / Accepts Shikoku Electric Power's claim
Outline of Hiroshima High Court decision
On the 24th, the Hiroshima High Court (Presiding Judge Yuki Waki) dismissed the appeal in an immediate appeal against the provisional injunction filed by seven residents of Hiroshima and Ehime Prefectures seeking an injunction to stop the operation of Unit 3 of Shikoku Electric Power's Ikata Power Station. Regarding the safety against earthquakes, which the residents see as a problem, whether there are any unreasonable points in the new regulatory standards and the review process of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, "the complainants should make their claims and justifications," In the allegation, it concluded, "It cannot be recognized that there was a prima facie statement that there was a specific danger."
