Prosecutors had examined the case after local residents filed criminal complaints, but could not find enough evidence to show negligence of duty, the daily said, adding that the decision may be announced later this week. Newspaper Sankei Shimbun reported on Monday that prosecutors had decided to drop criminal charges against former prime minister Naoto Kan, government officials and TEPCO executives over their roles in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. On Sunday the company said it had found highly radioactive water dripping from a pipe connecting two coolant tanks at one of four radiation hotspots.ĭenouncing the firm's "careless management" of contaminated water, Mr Tanaka said: "We need to give them very strict instructions." Charges against former PM dropped: reports
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The clean-up at the plant has been hit by a series of mishaps that have cast doubt on the utility's ability to contain the world's worst atomic disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. The accident has yet to be settled down." "The situation at Fukushima is changing everyday," Mr Tanaka said. Mr Tanaka says he would try to gain the international community's understanding before dumping any treated water into the Pacific. Neighbouring countries and local fishermen have expressed concern at the mooted release from the plant, where contaminated water was already believed to have escaped into sea.
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