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Japan Orders Nuke Compensation

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/world/japan-orders-nuke-compensation

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This is a SAnews news article dated Friday, 15 April 2011 reporting that Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said people living within 30 km of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are eligible for compensation. The Japanese government approved a plan by the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), to pay provisional damages for the nuclear crisis. Tepco’s provisional damages are reported as 1 million yen per household, with total provisional damages expected to reach 50 billion yen.

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Provisional damages for households affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis

Households located within 30 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are eligible to receive provisional compensation payments of 1 million yen per household due to the ongoing nuclear crisis.

Who it is for: households within 30 km of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
How to act on it: Residents must apply through the process established by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), the plant operator, to claim their provisional damages.

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Tepco plans to pay 1 million yen ($11 949) per household in its provisional damages, according to Kyodo News.

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https://www.sanews.gov.za/world/japan-orders-nuke-compensation

Key Takeaways

Date of article: Friday, 15 April 2011
Compensation eligibility: residents within 30 km of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
Official: Yukio Edano (Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary)
Approved plan: provisional damages by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco)
Provisional damages per household: 1 million yen
Total provisional damages: 50 billion yen
Context: Fukushima No. 1 reactors still leaking radioactive substance
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco)
Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
Kyodo News
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Xinhua
SAnews
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