A Japanese court on Friday nullified the government's approval of the safety measures for two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in central Japan.

The Osaka District Court ruled in favor of a claim by local residents that Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of the nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture are vulnerable to a major earthquake.

==Kyodo

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