Ex-Officials of Fukushima NPP Operator to Face Trial for 2011 Disaster in June via Sputnik

Former executives of the TEPCO company, which operated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) will come up for trial on June 30 for the 2011 nuclear disaster, local media reported on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In February 2016, former TEPCO chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and two ex-vice presidents Ichiro Takekuro and Sakae Muto were accused of failing to take necessary security measures in the face of potential tsunami-related incidents at the NPP.According to the NHK broadcaster, the preparations for the first hearing is ongoing at the Tokyo District Court.

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