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19 Décembre 2013
December 18, 2013
New measures for nuclear victims' compensation
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20131218_38.html
The government will wrap up new measures for victims of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi plant nuclear disaster. These will include new compensation for residents forced to evacuate and unable to return due to radioactive contamination.
Support for the victims who want to return to their homes and can do so will be expanded.
But many evacuees cannot return to their homes and need to settle somewhere else due to the contamination.
They are now receiving compensation for property value lost.
The new measures will provide additional financial support for them to buy homes in new areas.
The measures suggest that compensation for mental distress from the disaster may be available after 2017.
These steps will continue to be financed by the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, with contributions from other nuclear plant operators.
In the mid- and long-term, proceeds from the sale of TEPCO shares held by the state-backed Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund will be used for decontamination work and to deal with other problems caused by the disaster.
An outline of the measures will be compiled on Friday.
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