Japanese Court Approves Restart of Reactors

A Japanese court has approved the restart of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station, plaintiffs said on Wednesday, rejecting a legal bid to halt the process by residents worried about the safety of the plant. The decision by the Kagoshima District Court clears another hurdle for the plant to begin starting up as early as June as the government pushes to restart Japan's idled nuclear industry four years after the Fukushima disaster. It also suggests another court...

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