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Press Release (Jun 10,2011)
Establishment of "Fukushima Nuclear Accidents Investigation Committee" inside TEPCO and "Nuclear Safety and Quality Assurance Meeting Accident Investigation Verification Committee"
 
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.) 
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