Ibaraki seafood processors demand 1.85 bil. yen in damages from TEPCO - The Mainichi Da... - 0 views
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Energy Net on 27 Jun 11"MITO (Kyodo) -- A federation of seafood processing firms in Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday demanded about 1.85 billion yen in damages from Tokyo Electric Power Co., claiming their businesses have been hurt in the wake of the nuclear emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. After receiving a written claim over sales losses amid fears of seafood contamination by radiation at the federation's office in Mito, Ibaraki, Kaoru Takagi, a senior TEPCO official, said the utility will decide how to deal with it based on the government guidelines for nuclear damages. The damages for three months from March include about 1.14 billion yen covering such losses as costs for disposal of processed seafood products rejected by markets and retailers. The remainder is for radiation measurement and leave compensation. Involved in the claim are 159 firms and two cooperatives. If more losses emerge, additional claims will be made, the federation said."