The Japan Centre for Economic Research is heavily financed by a federation of electricity utilities, all but one of which use nuclear power.

日本经济研究中心也是由一个电力公司联盟重金资助的，该联盟中除一家之外其余的都用核能。

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Other utilities in Japan would be required to contribute to the fund, which would also act as an insurance body to cover any future nuclear accidents, the statement said.

计划也要求日本其它的公共事业为这项基金出资筹款，这也相当于是为以后可能出现的核事故投保。

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