Japan court gives go signal to Takahama reactors to restart

Kansai Electric is already popping the champagne.

Reuters reported that a Japanese high court on Tuesday overturned a lower court's order to shut two reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power, a company spokesman said, potentially ending a drawn-out legal battle and helping the utility to cut fuel costs.

The decision, while positive for Kansai Electric, is not likely to speed the broader process of getting reactors back online nationally after the Fukushima nuclear disaster of six years ago, said a former advisor to the government and others.

"The future of nuclear power is still uncertain. The decision does not mean that the courts will give a 'yes' to other legal cases. Political uncertainty remains strong, too," said Tatsujiro Suzuki, a former vice chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission, a government body.

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