Japan utility seeks more funds for nuclear crisis

Published November 8, 2012 2:13am ET



TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese operator of the nuclear power plant devastated in last year’s disasters is seeking more government financial support, saying the cost of the cleanup could be double the 5 trillion yen ($62.5 billion) allocated so far.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. made the appeal in a management “action plan” it presented Wednesday.

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