We have been doing our utmost to restore the situation from the nuclear
power plant accidents caused by the Tohoku Chiho Taiheiyo Oki earthquake
occurred on March 11. We decided to establish "Fukushima Nuclear Accidents
Investigation Committee" inside TEPCO and "Nuclear Safety and Quality
Assurance Meeting Accident Investigation Verification Committee" which
consists of outside experts in order to conduct thorough accident
investigation and its verification as a party directly involved with the
accident. The details are as follows.
1. Establishment of "Fukushima Nuclear Accidents Investigation Committee"
We will establish "Fukushima Nuclear Accidents Investigation Committee" on
June 11 in order to conduct thorough accident investigation and its
verification as a party directly involved with the accident and reflect
the lessons to the ongoing operation.
<Members>
Chairman of the committee: Vice President Yamazaki
Members: Vice President Takei
Managing Director Yamaguchi
Managing Director NIshizawa
Others, 8 in total
Observer:
General Manager of Nuclear Power & Plant Siting Division Muto (Vice
President)
Deputy General Manager of Nuclear Power & Plant Siting Division Komori
(Managing Director)
Permanent Auditor Karasaki
Others, 10 in total
(Expected members after June 28)
Chairman of the committee: Vice President Yamazaki
Members: Vice President Takei
Managing Director Yamaguchi
Managing Director Naito
Others, 8 in total
Observer:
General Manager of Nuclear Power & Plant Siting Division Aizawa (Vice
President)
Deputy General Manager of Nuclear Power & Plant Siting Division Tsuzumi
(Vice President)
Deputy General Manager of Nuclear Power & Plant Siting Division Komori
(Managing Director)
Permanent Auditor Karasaki
Others, 11 in total
2. Establishment of "Nuclear Safety and Quality Assurance Meeting,
Accident Investigation Verification Committee"
As an advisory body to provide advise and comments from the third party
perspective toward the investigation result compiled by the "Fukushima
Nuclear Accidents Investigation Committee", "Accident Investigation
Verification Committee" consisting of outside experts will be set below
"Nuclear Safety and Quality Assurance Meeting" *on June 11.
*The meeting held semi annually in order to have comprehensive discussion
by the experts regarding the measures for nuclear safety and quality
assurance. Meeting was established in December 2002 and held 23 times so
far.
<Members>
Chairman of the committee:
Genki Yagawa (Honorary professor of Tokyo Univ.)
Members:
Yuriko Inubushi (Vice chairman, Consumption Science Federation)
Takashi Kono (Professor of Keio Univ.)
Yoshihisa Takakura (Director, Tohoku Radiological Science Center)
Nobuo Shuto ((Honorary professor of Tohoku Univ.)
Hideki Nakagome (Attorney)
Masao Mukaidono (Professor of Meiji Univ.)