Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary (Excerpt)

Opening Statement by Chief Cabinet Secretary Fujimura

(Abridged)

Q&As

• The handling of the cost of decontamination from the nuclear power station accident

(Abridged)

REPORTER: According to reports, the Government intends to bill Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) 1 trillion yen for the cost of decontamination from the nuclear power station accident. Is this what the Government is considering as of now?

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY FUJIMURA: With regard to decontamination, after the Government taking budgetary measures, TEPCO will ultimately be billed pursuant to the Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Pollution by Radioactive Materials. Decontamination initiatives are now ongoing. We are in the budget execution phase, and the Ministry of the Environment is presently finalizing the reimbursement amount and schedule. In this sense, the situation is slightly different from what is being reported.