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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

TEPCO says Fukushima clean up, compensation may hit $125 bn

TEPCO says Fukushima clean up, compensation may hit $125 bn

Tokyo (AFP) Nov 7, 2012
The cost of cleaning up the mess left by meltdowns at Fukushima nuclear power station and compensating those affected may double to $125 billion, the plant's operator said Wednesday. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said decontamination of irradiated areas and paying people whose livelihoods or home life have been affected would cost more than the five trillion yen it had estimated in Aphttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/TEPCO_says_Fukushima_clean_up_compensation_may_hit_125_bn_999.html

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