今日のテキスト COURT RULES AGAINST RESTART

People opposed to a plan to restart two reactors at a nuclear plant in central Japan have won a victory. A Japanese court says safety measures at the plant are insufficient, and it has ordered the operator to keep the reactors offline.
This is the first ruling against the restart of a nuclear plant since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi three years ago. The two reactors at the Ohi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture were shut down in September for regular inspections. Residents and their supporters had filed a lawsuit asking for the reactors to be kept offline. They argued that they were not designed to withstand huge earthquakes. The plant's operator, Kansai Electric Power Company, insists the facility is safe.
The Fukui District Court upheld the claims of 166 plaintiffs living within a 250-kilometer radius of the plant. The presiding judge said the reactors lack sufficient backup cooling systems in the event of an earthquake. Officials of Kansai Electric say they will appeal the ruling.
The court's decision could have an impact on discussions about whether to resume nuclear power generation. All 48 of Japan's commercial reactors are currently offline.