Ikata Nuclear Power Station Can not be operated for a long time Is Shiden objection for the time being deferred January 27 12:26

Following a series of serious troubles at the Ikata Nuclear Power Station in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Electric Power has filed an objection to this month's Hiroshima High Court's decision to provisionally disallow operation of Unit 3. Has revealed that he will take an unusual response. Although the objection policy itself remains the same, there is a possibility that the Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 will be inoperable for a prolonged period.

The residents of Yamaguchi Prefecture have filed a provisional action requesting that residents of Yamaguchi Prefecture not drive over Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3, and the High Court of Hiroshima on 17 December does not permit driving because there is a specific danger to the lives and bodies of the residents due to the earthquake and volcanic eruptions I made a decision. The decision is still valid until a formal judgment is heard at the Iwakuni Branch of the Yamaguchi District Court, but the Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 has been shut down after the regular inspections and is no longer operational after spring.

Initially, Shikoku Electric Power had a policy of promptly filing an objection, but Keisuke Nagai, president of Shikoku Electric Power, objected to a series of serious troubles such as a temporary blackout of all power supplies during work at Ikata Nuclear Power Plant. Has announced that it will take an unusual action to foresee the claim for the time being. Nagai said on the morning of the 27th, "It's not an objection right now."

Although there is no time limit for filing an objection, Shikoku Electric Power has stated that its objection policy remains the same, but it will consider the timing as it investigates the causes of successive troubles and proceeds with safety measures.

This has led to the possibility that Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 will be inoperable for a prolonged period.

Resident's lawyer "cannot appeal"

Regarding Shikoku Electric Power's policy to postpone the objection for the time being, residents' lawyer Satoru Nakamura said, "If you take the matter decided by the court seriously regardless of the trouble, you can not make an objection Shikoku Electric Power hopes that the nuclear power plant will not be restarted or challenged until the court has responded to the earthquake and volcano safety pointed out. "