TEPCO, Fukushima ink safety pact on reactor decommissioning

TEPCO, Fukushima ink safety pact on reactor decommissioning

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose (front L) talks with Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori (2nd from R) and the mayors of two towns hosting TEPCO's nuclear power plant on Jan. 7, 2015, in Fukushima city, northeastern Japan, after concluding a new safety agreement incorporating provisions on plant decommissioning.

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