Four or seven victims who had taken refuge in Fukushima prefecture and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and formed a plaintiff’s team in Tokyo’s first district nuclear power station filed a class action lawsuit before the Tokyo District Court requesting the country and Tepco’s compensation for their evacuation costs and spiritual damages. The fee amounted to 630 million yen.
The Tokyo District Court’s Presiding Judge Mizuno Mizuno found the country and Tepco to be responsible in the judgment on the 16th. Based on the earthquake assessment released by the government in 2002, Tepco has the obligation to predict the tsunami, and if measures are taken, it is possible to avoid it. The accident occurred. The state also has an accident forecast and is obliged to manage Eastcom.
Japanese government agencies issued a long-term assessment report on earthquakes in 2002. This report predicts that a magnitude 8 earthquake in the area around the Japanese trenches, including Fukushima, will trigger a possible tsunami in the next 30 years. The sex reaches 20%.
According to a report by the Japan Kyodo News Agency, there have been six cases concerning class actions for nuclear accidents, and five of them have listed the country as a defendant. This is the fourth case in which the country has been found to be responsible.
At present, there are at least 31 nuclear accident-related class actions in Japan, and the number of plaintiffs exceeds 12,000. The focus of the trial was mainly on two aspects: First, whether the state and Tepco had the obligation to predict the tsunami and prevent accidents; Eastcom's compensation standards based on national standards are appropriate.
The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11th, 2111, triggered a severe tsunami. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station suffered a power outage due to seawater inflow, and three of its four nuclear reactors suffered explosions and core meltdowns. Caused catastrophic nuclear leaks. Fukushima still has a lot of people to seek refuge outside.