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12 Apr 2011

Author:
Kyodo [Japan]

Gov't forms panel on compensation for nuclear accident sufferers

The government on Monday established a panel to study how to compensate residents, farmers, fishery workers and other people for damage inflicted by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co…is ‘‘primarily’’ liable for damages, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda, head of the panel, told reporters. Tokyo Electric ‘‘must earn enough profit to compensate for the damage,’’ Kaieda said, adding that the government will offer support to the utility so that people affected by the nuclear crisis will receive enough compensation…