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24 Juillet 2013
July 24, 2013
TEPCO, bereaved families agree on compensation
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130724_34.html
Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and the families of victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami have agreed on compensation.
Under the government-mediated scheme, TEPCO will pay a maximum of about 6,000 dollars to family members of 173 victims in Namie Village near the nuclear plant.
The families originally demanded that the utility pay some 110,000 dollars per victim in compensation. They argued that they suffered trauma as the nuclear accident made their search and rescue operations impossible for more than a month.
Morihisa Kanouya, who lost his wife, is the leader of the bereaved families.
He says he and other group members felt they had no choice but to accept the settlement. He says this will not end their pain.
Jul. 24, 2013 - Updated 12:10 UTC
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