The company in question is Tohoku (northeastern) Electric Power Co. (http://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/ ). TEPCO is an established abbreviation of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (http://www.tepco.co.jp/ ). Confusingly, the Fukushima Dai-ichi (first) nuclear plant belongs to the Tokyo EPCO, despite that it is located in the area served by the Tohoku EPCO.
May 2, 2011 at 6:01 pm
The company in question is Tohoku (northeastern) Electric Power Co. (http://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/ ). TEPCO is an established abbreviation of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (http://www.tepco.co.jp/ ). Confusingly, the Fukushima Dai-ichi (first) nuclear plant belongs to the Tokyo EPCO, despite that it is located in the area served by the Tohoku EPCO.