Concerns over safety in event of eruption at nearby Mount Aso
The Hiroshima High Court on Friday revoked a lower court decision and ordered Shikoku Electric Power Company to suspend operation of the Ikata-3 nuclear power unit in Ehime Prefecture, southwest Japan, because the company’s preparations for a potential eruption of a nearby volcano, Mount Aso, are inadequate.The utility had claimed the reactor is safe to run because operators would have enough advance warning of an eruption to take safety measures.The ruling marks the second time the high court has ordered a halt of Ikata-3.
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