Fukushima cleanup costs swell with no end in sight

Japan has spent $7bn annually since 2011 disaster with more work on horizon

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A reactor undergoing decommissioning at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)

KAZUNARI HANAWA, Nikkei climate change editor

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.

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