Wrecked Japanese nuclear plant to double pay after criticism

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Wrecked Japanese nuclear plant to double pay after criticism

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wrecked-japanese-nuclear-plant-double-pay-criticism-093754721--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/u.DCACKfWOz4gB9Olm_AVg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-08T162140Z_2_CBRE9A70QRL00_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN-NUCLEAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Workers wearing protective suits and masks work on a crane for a transport container inside the No. 4 reactor building in Fukushima" align="left" title="Workers wearing protective suits and masks work on a crane for a transport container inside the No. 4 reactor building in Fukushima" border="0" /></a>By Osamu Tsukimori TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will double the pay of contract workers as part of a revamp of operations at the station, after coming under criticism for its handling of clean-up efforts. Hazard pay for the thousands of workers on short-term contracts will be increased from 10,000 yen ($100) to 20,000 yen a day, Tokyo Electric Power Co said in a statement on Friday. Tokyo Electric also faces a shortage of workers for the clean-up, that will take decades and cost more than $150 billion. &quot;It is extremely important to secure a workforce,&quot; the president of the company, Naomi Hirose, told a news briefing.</p><br clear="all"/>

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