Japan high court rejects residents' appeal to halt nuclear reactors

A Japanese high court upheld Wednesday a lower court decision dismissing a demand by local residents for nuclear reactors in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to be halted over safety concerns.The Fukuoka High Court ruled the country's stricter safety standards for nuclear reactors introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis and safety measures taken by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in operating the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant were appropriate.Presiding Judge Noriyuki Yamanouchi said in handing down the decision that it is hard to say "there is no possi…READ FULL ARTICLE