japan's nuclear reactors went offline one by one for regular inspections after the fukushima daiichi nuclear accident in 2011. and japanese officials introduced stricter rules for them to be switched back on. they require plant operators to create measures for more severe accidents. five reactors have already passed the screen. and by february, four of them have been switched on. two are at the sendai nuclear plant. two are at the takahama plant, and one at ikata is waiting to restart. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: but in takahama, a district court accepted a petition for residents and ordered the facility to stop operations. >> translator: we managed to convey to the court just how passionately we feel about this issue. >> reporter: and another plant could face a similar fate. a group of lawyers said there are about 30 provisional injunctions and suits across japan. nhk conducted a survey about how people felt about restarting. 15% were in support. 44% opposed and 35% were undecided. they will focus on the safety of the nuclear plant itself. and observers say the number of cour

. >>> the 2011 nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant dealt a blow to tourism, a drop of millions of visitors. the numbers are gradually recovering, however. we go to one of the most popular spots. i hear it's a good time to be there. >> reporter: this is one of the best times of the year to be here. why? because of the cherry blossoms. they are especially stunning when the subtle lights are turned on after sunset. i'm about 35 kilometers from the daiichi nuclear plants. tourism dropped dramatically. local government officials have been working hard to highlight and advertise the places to visit, the safety of the food, the level of radiation around here and that's helped to bring people from outside fukushima to this place and to this shrine more visitors have been coming since the disaster than before. many choose to come at night. why? because of the many attractions here. for example these bamboo lights. they light up the stairs and the design was thought up by the staff of the shrine themselves. they had local residents help to create them. now once we pass the lanterns we co

. >> reporter: he knows survivors of fukushima daiichi and .he summit wraps up in 45 minutes at 6:00, we are expecting traffic to get congested in this area around the convention center, to avoid this area if you can. >>> more on what is going on inside the summit, coming up at 5:30. >>> prince georges county, darryl johnson indicted on two counts of murder. back on february 2nd, johnson killed davis and her daer chloe in a dispute over child support. the child was shot and killed while she was strapped in the child seat in the back of the car. >>> the troubling discovery along 395 in fairfax, virginia state police say they discovered a body in the grass. the medical examiner trying to determine an identification and cause of death. >> dc kicks off the pothole palooza today. no pranks intended. >>> despite what you might think, the district has been hard at work trying to build the craters. the city says it's committed to filling the potholes in less than 72 hours. we got to see the technology they are using to get our streets nice and smooth.

amy: the legacy of chernobyl and the fukushima daiichi nuclear power accident, which occurred five years last month in japan, particularly resonates with residents here in the southwest and in the western united states. los alamos, new mexico, is the birthplace of the nuclear age. the atomic bombs used in world war ii were designed and developed there, and it remains one of two places that design every nuclear weapon in the united states arsenal. the other, livermore lab in california. recently, i sat down with marylia kelley executive , director of tri-valley cares, or communities against a radioactive environment, a partner group with the alliance for nuclear accountability. the group just put out a new report called "trillion dollar , trainwreck: out-of-control u.s. nuclear weapons programs accelerate spending, proliferation, health and safety risks." i asked her to talk about contamination where she lives at livermore. >> livermore lab is a superfund cleanup site, meaning it is on the epa's list of most contaminated locations in the country. i recently moved that under my old home wa