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Tokyo Electric Power to pay farmers for radiation loss | Tokyo Electric Power to pay farmers for radiation loss |
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Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) will have to compensate farmers for losses caused by the nuclear radiation leaking from its power plants, Japan has said. | Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) will have to compensate farmers for losses caused by the nuclear radiation leaking from its power plants, Japan has said. |
The firm will have to take responsibility, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano at a press conference. | The firm will have to take responsibility, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano at a press conference. |
Japan has banned all shipments of milk, spinach and other leaf vegetables from the area around Fukushima. | |
The government has urged calm saying health risks are limited. | The government has urged calm saying health risks are limited. |
"Even if you eat contaminated vegetables several times, it will not harm your health at all," said Mr Edano. | "Even if you eat contaminated vegetables several times, it will not harm your health at all," said Mr Edano. |
The World Health Organisation (WHO), however, said the radiation impact was becoming more serious than first thought. | The World Health Organisation (WHO), however, said the radiation impact was becoming more serious than first thought. |
"It's safe to suppose that some contaminated produce got out of the contamination zone," said Peter Cordingley, spokesman for the WHO. | "It's safe to suppose that some contaminated produce got out of the contamination zone," said Peter Cordingley, spokesman for the WHO. |
Mounting costs | Mounting costs |
Adding to Tepco's worries are the fears of contamination in the water. | Adding to Tepco's worries are the fears of contamination in the water. |
High levels of radioactive iodine were detected in the water around the plant. | High levels of radioactive iodine were detected in the water around the plant. |
The government has urged some residents to stop drinking tap water. | The government has urged some residents to stop drinking tap water. |
All this is unfolding while Tepco continues to try and bring the nuclear power plant under control. | All this is unfolding while Tepco continues to try and bring the nuclear power plant under control. |
The cost of cleaning up the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as well as compensating victims is likely to be in the billions of dollars for Tepco, analysts said. | The cost of cleaning up the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as well as compensating victims is likely to be in the billions of dollars for Tepco, analysts said. |
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