TOKYO: The Japanese government’s push to return to nuclear power won a boost after a court rejected a bid to block the restart of two reactors deemed safe by regulators.
The district court in southern Kagoshima prefecture yesterday turned down the challenge by local residents who wanted to halt the refiring of the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant, a court official said.
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