TEPCO pays $320 million to Fukushima
Tokyo Electric Power Company has paid Fukushima Prefecture about 320 million dollars to help cover the cost of health checks for local people affected by the Fukushima Daiichi plant accident.

Tokyo Electric made the payment on Thursday based on an agreement with the prefecture. The amount may be only the first part of such compensation.

The sum is to be used for equipment called whole body counters that measure levels of internal exposure to radiation, as well as other health check programs.
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