About Mihama Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 in Fukui Prefecture, which is the only nuclear power plant in Japan that has been in operation for over 40 years, the Osaka District Court claims that a citizen group opposed to nuclear power plants risks accidents due to aging. issued a decision to dismiss the petition for a provisional injunction that asked him not to drive.
In principle, the operation of nuclear power plants is limited to 40 years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, but Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama Nuclear Power Station Unit 3, which started operation 46 years ago in 1976, has been extended for a maximum of 60 years by a government review. It was restarted in June last year as the first case where it was possible.
A group of citizens opposed to the nuclear power plant issued a provisional injunction to the Osaka District Court, arguing that the facility has deteriorated over time and that the seismic resistance to large earthquakes is insufficient and there is a risk of a serious accident. I was filing.
In response, the presiding judge of the Osaka District Court, Naoya Inoue, decided not to acknowledge the citizen group's claim and dismiss the claim.
It was the first time that a court had ruled on the safety of a nuclear power plant that has been in operation for more than 40 years, and the content of the decision attracted attention.