Asia
Japan mulls spinning off part of nuclear operator
Updated: 2011-04-12 21:04
(Agencies)
TOKYO - The Japanese government is considering spinning off the part of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) that oversees the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday.
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On March 11 a magnitude 9 earthquake and a massive tsunami triggered the nuclear disaster where reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi facility, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, were hit by a loss of power which disabled cooling functions.
The fate of plant operator TEPCO, at the centre of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years, remains uncertain as it struggles to contain the accident and faces huge compensation requirements that could total several trillion yen according to media reports.
The possibility of the government injecting public money into the utility has been touted, and a government source told Reuters that a plan to separate and nationalise TEPCO's nuclear business has been considered.
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