article_snippet.sent: Kagoshima District Court found no "irrationalities" in new safety standards set out by the government in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported.
article_snippet.sent: The original court ruling, which affects the Takahama plant in Fukui Prefecture, cited safety concerns as the reason for the injunction, a court official told CNN.
article_snippet.sent: The nuclear plant operator had argued in court that Fukushima plant was safe, meeting heightened safety regulations introduced by the nuclear watchdog following the Fukushima disaster.
article_snippet.sent: The nuclear plant operator said in a statement that "scientific and professional findings" showed that the safety of the reactors was assured.
article_snippet.sent: But the Fukui District Court's ruled that the new safety standards were "loose," lacked rationality and could not guarantee the safety of Fukushima plant, an official said.
article_snippet.sent: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters Tuesday that the nuclear watchdog had deemed Fukushima plant safe according to the "world's strictest" safety standards.