Japan’s Tokyo Electric (Tepco) will seek government help in compensating victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Tepco said its President Masataka Shimizu would visit Economy Minister Banri Kaieda later on Tuesday.
The company’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant was heavily damaged in the deadly March earthquake.
Total compensation claims are yet to be known, but analysts say they may be more than $100bn (£61bn).
Engineers are still struggling to contain damage at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan.
Shares in Tepco have plunged since the 11 March quake and subsequent tsunami.
The government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan is now under pressure to review Japan’s energy policy, which has been heavily dependent on nuclear power.
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Tepco seeking compensation help