Panel holds 1st meeting to examine TEPCO's meltdown judgment process

Panel holds 1st meeting to examine TEPCO's meltdown judgment process

Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose (R) makes a speech during the first meeting of a third party investigative panel in Tokyo on March 17, 2016. The panel, established by TEPCO, will examine how the utility reached the conclusion on meltdowns at its Fukushima plant in the 2011 nuclear crisis after the company admitted in February 2016 that it could have made a judgment sooner than it did. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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