A Tokyo court has ordered four former executives of the utility operating the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them liable for the 2011 disaster. In the closely watched ruling, the Tokyo District Court said the former chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings and three other former executives failed to fulfil their duty to implement the utmost safety measures despite knowing the risks of a serious accident if a major tsunami hit. It ruled they could have prevented the disaster if they had taken necessary steps sooner.
TOKYO (AP) A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of the utility operating the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay 13 trillion yen ($94 billion) to the company, holding them liable for the 2011 disaster.
A Tokyo court has ordered former executives from the operator of the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 13.32 trillion yen ($97 billion) for failing to prevent the disaster, plaintiffs said.
Four former executives at the Tokyo Electric Power Company were reportedly ordered Wednesday to pay $95 billion in damages to the company for failing to stop the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown.