TOKYO -- Japan has spent roughly 1 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) annually on the damage caused by the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that occurred 12 years ago, and the final price tag is still uncertain.
Japan has spent $7bn annually since 2011 disaster with more work on horizon

A reactor undergoing decommissioning at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
TOKYO -- Japan has spent roughly 1 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) annually on the damage caused by the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that occurred 12 years ago, and the final price tag is still uncertain.