OSAKA -- Antinuclear activists expressed shock and outrage Wednesday over the Fukui District Court's ruling against local residents' efforts to permanently close the Monju fast-breeder reactor, and both plaintiffs and their lawyers vowed their nearly 15-year battle was not over.
"This is the worst possible verdict. We will file an appeal Thursday," said Kimiko Fukutake, the main attorney for the plaintiffs.
"Today's verdict shows that Japan's judicial system is not working, and I'm boiling with anger at the unjustness of it," said Fukui resident Miwako Ogiso, an antinuclear activist and member of the group.