A group of six people filed a damages suit against the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, seeking compensation over claims that they developed thyroid cancer after radiation exposure due to the 2011 disaster.The lawsuit was filed with the Tokyo District Court by people aged between 6 and 16 who were living in Fukushima Prefecture when the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant occurred. They are demanding Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. pay a total of 616 million yen ($5.3 million) in damages.An expert panel of the Fukushima prefectural government has s…READ FULL ARTICLE
