Fukushima Prefecture TEPCO sues for nuclear accident compensation August 28, 14:03
In order to deal with the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Fukushima Prefecture has a policy to file a lawsuit against the Tokyo Electric Power Company for damages of about 90 million yen including labor costs, saying that it could not reduce the planned staff. I hardened it. According to the prefecture, this is the first time that the local government has appealed to TEPCO over the compensation for the nuclear accident.
As part of the administrative reform, Fukushima Prefecture had a plan to reduce the number of employees by 350 in the five years from 2011, but because it was unable to reduce as planned due to the response to the nuclear accident that occurred just before that. is.
For this reason, the prefecture has decided to file a lawsuit with the Fukushima District Court against TEPCO for damages and lawyer costs that could not be reduced, totaling approximately 90 million yen.
To date, the prefecture has filed a complaint with the national dispute resolution center about personnel costs incurred in response to the nuclear accident and has continued discussions with TEPCO.
However, although the center settled the compensation for overtime of employees and about 1 billion yen in compensation, it did not include the amount that could not reduce the number of employees.
According to the prefecture, it is the first time in the whole country that a local government has appealed to TEPCO over compensation for a nuclear power plant accident.
The prefecture plans to submit related bills at the regular assembly of the prefectural assembly held in September, proceed with the procedure as soon as it is approved, and file a lawsuit in October.