Fukushima disaster: Japanese power company chiefs cleared of negligence www.theguardian.com

Prosecutors had accused the former executives of failing to act on information that showed the risks to the plant from a major tsunami.
“It is difficult to deal with issues that are uncertain and obscure,” Takekuro said during the trial at the Tokyo district court.
Greenpeace accused Japan’s legal system of failing to protect the right of tens of thousands of people affected by the Fukushima meltdown.
Waves reaching up to 14 metres (46 feet) in height knocked out the plant’s backup power supply, causing fuel inside the reactors to melt.
The nuclear meltdown sent plumes of radiation into the atmosphere and forced the evacuation of 160,000 people living near the plant, some of whom are still unable to return to their homes.