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bananas

(27,509 posts)
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 11:39 AM Jun 2014

TEPCO 'breaks vow,' refuses more compensation for Fukushima nuclear victims

Source: Asahi Shimbun

The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has rejected requests for additional compensation from residents forced to evacuate because of the nuclear disaster, defying a government mediation center, The Asahi Shimbun has learned.

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“Its response substantively represents the absolute refusal of the proposal,” Namie Mayor Tamotsu Baba commented the following day. “It does not understand the pain of victims at all.”

Because TEPCO has said it would honor compromise settlements proposed by the mediation center, Baba criticized the plant operator for “breaking its vow.”

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TEPCO also took issue with the dispute resolution center’s argument that the utility should provide additional compensation because evacuees “are currently living in an extremely unstable condition where they cannot see any future prospects.”

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Read more: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201406270055

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TEPCO 'breaks vow,' refuses more compensation for Fukushima nuclear victims (Original Post) bananas Jun 2014 OP
I am not surprised at all Stuart G Jun 2014 #1
Taking a page from BP's book. Their propaganda has them as the victim of the settlement that Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #7
Perhaps the executives of TEPCO should think this over Dopers_Greed Jun 2014 #2
Excellent Idea....no hazard suit for top executives of Tepco. Stuart G Jun 2014 #4
Shocking, Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #3
Quite typical, especially for a corporation, which is an artificial being, after all. mbperrin Jun 2014 #5
I will be very interested to see what comes of this BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #6
Not only that company: The entire industry. Ghost Dog Jun 2014 #8
TEPCO - The Face of Power Octafish Jun 2014 #9
K&R DeSwiss Jun 2014 #10

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
1. I am not surprised at all
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 11:48 AM
Jun 2014

Large corporations like TEPCO often break their word when it comes to huge compensations..Especially of that magnitude..

Dustlawyer

(10,493 posts)
7. Taking a page from BP's book. Their propaganda has them as the victim of the settlement that
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 01:45 PM
Jun 2014

was their idea, they wrote most of it and agreed to it on the record. It excludes 65% of the "legitimate claims" they agreed to "pay all" of. The few claims they have to pay that did not have oil spill related losses, which they knew in advance, they have used to cry how unfair.

The media will not report the victims side and the fact that most are not going to get anything. They don't want to lose the ad money or offend a fellow mega corporation.

Have we had enough of this yet?

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
2. Perhaps the executives of TEPCO should think this over
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 11:51 AM
Jun 2014

After being forced to spend some time in No. 1 nuclear power plant without a hazard suit.

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
4. Excellent Idea....no hazard suit for top executives of Tepco.
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:17 PM
Jun 2014

Maybe they should be forced to stay a couple of weeks. Yes, that would change their minds

mbperrin

(7,672 posts)
5. Quite typical, especially for a corporation, which is an artificial being, after all.
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:19 PM
Jun 2014

No real heart nor brains.

And the nuclear industry seems to have an especially uncaring core to them.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
6. I will be very interested to see what comes of this
Fri Jun 27, 2014, 12:38 PM
Jun 2014

This company has been courting its own death. I hope it comes swiftly.

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