Japan's Fukishima nuke disaster costs double to ₹12.7L crore
The costs linked to Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident have nearly doubled to $188 billion (around ₹12.7 lakh crore), according to the Japanese government. Reports suggest that this will burden civic utilities, resulting in higher bills for consumers. A tsunami had caused a meltdown in three reactors after a magnitude 9 earthquake at the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011.