Residents win appeal to halt Ikata reactor over safety fears
(WorldNews Japan)

HIROSHIMA--The high court here Jan. 17 ordered a halt to operations of the No. 3 reactor at the Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture due to fears it is located near an active fault. The temporary injunction issued by the Hiroshima High Court does not allow for operations of the reactor to resume unless the Supreme Court hands down a ruling reversing it. The No. 3 reactor at the plant, which is located in Ikata in the prefecture and operated...