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The nuclear power sky is falling...
TEPCO seeks additional public money injection
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has asked for more public funds from a government-backed entity to avoid negative net worth and to compensate the victims of the nuclear crisis at the facility. Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, on Thursday asked the entity set up to help compensate the victims for one trillion yen, or over 12 billion dollars, for capital reinforcement. The utility also requested about 10 billion dollars to bolster its reserves for compensation. Approval of the requests would put the total amount of public funds injected into the utility at more than 40 billion dollars. The requests are part of a business renewal plan that TEPCO is compiling. The utility gave up on completing the plan this month, due to key issues such as the size of the share in TEPCO that it will allow the government to take in exchange for the funds. TEPCO also opposes the government's plan to reshuffle the firm's management. TEPCO President Toshio Nishizawa expressed hope that the utility wants to do business in the private sector while implementing management reforms. TEPCO faces financial difficulties amid increasing fuel costs for thermal power plants. Without state support, the utility's liabilities could exceed its assets during the fiscal year starting in April. Thursday, March 29, 2012 20:00 +0900 (JST) |
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