Regarding Shikoku Electric Power Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 in Ehime Prefecture, the Hiroshima High Court canceled the provisional disposition decision in January last year and issued a decision permitting operation.
Regarding Ikata Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in Ehime Prefecture, the Hiroshima High Court approved the allegations of three residents of the island in the southeastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture in January last year, and approved the operation because of the specific danger of an earthquake or volcanic eruption. I have issued a decision on no provisional disposition.
In response to Shikoku Electric Power's objection, another presiding judge of the Hiroshima High Court conducted a procedure to hear opinions from both Shikoku Electric Power and residents, and whether there is an active fault near the site of the nuclear power plant. In addition, the impact of a huge eruption on Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, which is about 130 kilometers away, was disputed.
Regarding this, the Hiroshima High Court canceled last year's provisional disposition decision and decided to allow driving.
Regarding Ikata Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. has indicated that it will continue to shut down until October due to the completion of facilities such as anti-terrorism facilities that are obliged to be installed for restarting, until it restarts in the future. Is expected to take more than half a year.