Mars 2016 / The New York Times

Court Orders One of Japan’s Two Operating Nuclear Plants to Shut Down

By JONATHAN SOBLEMARCH 9, 2016

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TOKYO — A court in Japan ordered one of only two nuclear power plants operating in the country to shut down on Wednesday, citing insufficient safety measures put in place after meltdowns at a facility in Fukushima five years ago.

The plant, Takahama Nuclear Power Plant, had been back online for only two months after an extended freeze on atomic power in Japan in the aftermath of the March 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Japan’s government and (…)

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