KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. (Kyodo) The Nagoya High Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's order to shut down the nation's second-largest nuclear power station because of its lack of earthquake resistance.

The high court's branch in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, rejected the argument of a group of people living near the reactor that they could be exposed to radiation in the event of an accident triggered by a major earthquake.

The residents and other people who brought the lawsuit said they will appeal to the Supreme Court.