A court ruled Wednesday that Kansai Electric Power Co. can’t restart two of its reactors due to safety concerns, dealing a setback to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to jump-start Japan’s idled nuclear power plants. The ruling marks the first time since the Fukushima nuclear crisis erupted in March 2011 that a court has ordered a power supplier not to bring a nuclear plant online. The Fukui District Court prohibited a restart of the Oi Nos. 3-4 reactors in western Japan. Judge Hideaki Higuchi cited uncertainty surrounding the plant’s ability to withstand earthquakes, local media reported. “If there is any real risk, it is natural to ban operations,” Mr. Higuchi was quoted as saying. Kansai Electric, Japan’s second-largest utility after Tokyo Electric Power Co. , will appeal to the region’s high court, a spokesman said, although the decision probably won’t come this year. “It is deplorable that we couldn’t […]