Gov't to set up panel to discuss scrapping Fukushima plant

Gov't to set up panel to discuss scrapping Fukushima plant

Industry minister Hiroshige Seko announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2016, that the government will set up an expert panel to discuss reform of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., including costly plans for scrapping its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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