Six people seeking compensation for thyroid cancer filed a complaint with TEPCO after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Six people who lived in Fukushima prefecture between the ages of 6 and 16 at the time of the accident filed a lawsuit seeking compensation from TEPCO, alleging that they had thyroid cancer due to the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. became.

According to the defense team, it is the first time that residents have filed a collective complaint against TEPCO for suffering health damage from the radiation exposure of the nuclear accident.

Six men and women in their teens to twenties who lived in Fukushima Prefecture when the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident occurred 11 years ago, the defense team met at Kasumigaseki, Tokyo on the 19th.

The six people, who were 6 to 16 years old at the time of the accident, were subsequently diagnosed with thyroid cancer in a survey conducted by Fukushima Prefecture, and were forced to remove the thyroid gland and receive lifelong hormone therapy.

On the 27th of this month, the Tokyo District Court will file a lawsuit against TEPCO for damages of more than 600 million yen, alleging that it was caused by radiation exposure from the nuclear accident.

According to the defense team, it is the first time that residents have filed a collective complaint against TEPCO for suffering health damage from the radiation exposure of the nuclear accident.

Kenichi Ido, the lawyer who is the leader of the defense team, said, "In a life that is always threatened by the fear of recurrence or metastasis, some people even give up dreaming of the future such as going on to school, getting a job, getting married, and the life itself has been robbed. If it causes health damage, we must create a proper society that compensates properly. "

TEPCO "Sincerely responding"

Regarding the complaint, TEPCO once again apologizes for causing great inconvenience and concern to the people of Fukushima Prefecture and other members of society due to the nuclear accident. If the complaint is served, we will make a claim. We will respond in good faith after listening to the details and claims in detail. "