Hokkaido city filing suit to stop construction of nuclear plant in Aomori

HAKODATE, Hokkaido--The Hakodate municipal government will file a lawsuit demanding a halt to construction of a nuclear power plant across the Tsugaru Strait, arguing that an accident there could have catastrophic consequences for the city.

The lawsuit against the central government and the electric power company building the nuclear plant in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, on the northern tip of Japan’s main island of Honshu, will be filed with the Tokyo District Court as early as March.

It will be the first lawsuit by a local government seeking the suspension of nuclear power plant construction.
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