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Tanks containing radioactive water are seen at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant grounds in August. | KYODO
Jiji Dec 16, 2020
Fukushima – Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will compensate for declines in sales of local agricultural products caused by the planned release of treated water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, executive Makoto Okura said in an interview.
Tepco will work hard to prevent local agricultural products from being hit by harmful rumors related to the release of tainted water, said Okura, managing executive officer and representative of the company’s Fukushima Revitalization Headquarters.
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Solar panels at the Ogishima solar plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in Kawasaki | BLOOMBERG
Jiji Dec 16, 2020
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. plans to set a goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to virtually net-zero by 2050, informed sources said Tuesday.
The goal will be included in a new business program that Tepco and the government are working on, the sources said. Tepco was placed under state control following its March 2011 nuclear accident.
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Japanese govt trying to entice people by money grants, to come and live in Fukushima
Japan government planning grants for those willing to reside in Fukushima Prefecture, https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006996690, December 13, 2020
The Yomiuri ShimbunGovernment grants of up to ¥2 million will be provided next fiscal year to people who move to one of 12 municipalities surrounding the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where meltdowns occurred following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, according to sources.
The 12 municipalities all in Fukushima Prefecture are Futaba, Okuma, Tomioka, Namie, Iitate, Kawamata, Minami-Soma, Katsurao, Naraha, Kawauchi, Tamura and Hirono. Next March will mark 10 years since the nuclear accident at the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., but the population of these municipalities still hovers around 20% of the number in the basic resident register.
Japan’s power companies consider opening up Aomari nuclear waste site to other utilities
The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan is considering a plan for member power suppliers that have nuclear power plants to jointly use a temporary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, sources said Thursday.
The Mutsu facility is held by Recyclable-Fuel Storage Co., which is jointly owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and Japan Atomic Power Co. Recyclable-Fuel Storage aims to start facility operations in fiscal 2021, which starts next April.
The federation is in talks with parties including Tepco on allowing power firms other than Tepco and Japan Atomic Power to use the temporary spent fuel storage facility if they pay fees, informed sources said.