SINGAPORE/TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power could still be held liable for the problems at its nuclear power plant as the Japanese government has not yet decided whether to classify Friday’s devastating earthquake an "exceptional" natural disaster.
Japan’s 1961 Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damage states the operator of a nuclear facility will not be responsible for any damage caused by their reactor if it was due to "a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character or (…)