Japan orders nuclear firm to compensate families

Japan orders nuclear firm to compensate families
Tokyo (AFP) April 15, 2011 - Japan's government on Friday ordered the embattled operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to offer payouts to tens of thousands of people made homeless by the ongoing crisis. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it would give an initial one million yen ($12,000) to each family living around the radiation-leaking Fukushima Daiichi power station. "We have decided to offer necessary ... more

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