
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is sinking deeper into a quagmire.
With the sixth anniversary of the Fukushima disaster drawing near, Tepco is trying desperately to get back on its feet by resuming its nuclear power operations, possibly with the help of one or more partners. But potential candidates are distancing themselves from the ailing industry leader for fear of being forced to shoulder a debilitating financial burden.