When a Nagoya-based citizens group calling for the decommissioning of an over 40-year-old nuclear power plant kicked off a crowdfunding campaign in October to cover costs for ongoing litigation, it successfully raised about ¥3.7 million, 1.5 times the target amount, in about two months.
The group had already filed a lawsuit at the Nagoya District Court demanding the decommissioning of reactors Nos. 1 and 2 of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.
Although the lawyers involved in the lawsuit will have to continue working without pay, the group says it will be able to afford transportation fees and expenses for renting venues for meetings.