Status of TEPCO's Nuclear Power Stations after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake (Daily Report as of 3:00 PM on July 15)

Due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake which occurred on March 11, 2011, TEPCO's facilities including our nuclear power stations have been severely damaged. We deeply apologize for the anxiety and inconvenience caused.
With regard to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, on April 17, 2011, we have compiled the roadmap towards restoration from the accident and on July 19 we accomplished the Step1 target "Radiation dose is in steady decline". Then on December 16 we confirmed the accomplishment of the Step 2 target "Release of radioactive materials is under control and radiation doses are being significantly held down".
In addition, on December 21, 2011, we have compiled the "Mid-to-long-Term Roadmap toward the Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Units 1-4, TEPCO".
In addition to the maintenance of the plant's stable condition, we will implement Mid-to-Long Term countermeasures towards the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Units 1-4 to enable evacuees to return to their homes as soon as possible and reduce the anxiety of the people in Fukushima and the whole nation as soon as possible.

Below is the status of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

* The updates are underlined.

[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station]
･ Unit 1 to 4: Abolishment (April 19, 2012)
･ Unit 5 to 6: Outage due to regular inspections before the earthquake

- At 3:12 PM on July 11, accumulated water transfer from the Unit 3 Turbine Building basement to the Central Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility (Process Main Building) was started. At 9:44 AM on July 15, the transfer was stopped.

- At 10:53 AM on July 15, accumulated water transfer from the Unit 3 Turbine Building basement to the Central Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility (Miscellaneous Solid Waste Volume Reduction Treatment Building [High Temperature Incinerator Building]) was started.

- At 11:20 AM on July 15, accumulated water transfer from the Unit 2 Turbine Building basement to the Unit 3 Turbine Building basement was started.

- Contaminated water transfer from the underground reservoirs was all completed as of July 1. However, we are continuing to take measures to prevent the expansion of contaminated water, and to conduct sampling activities.

<Measures to prevent the expansion of contaminated water>
On June 19, since the decrease of all-β radioactivity density in the leakage detection hole (northeast) at the underground reservoirs No.1 has been slow, an operation to dilute the underground reservoir No.1 by transferring desalination-system (RO) treated water (the all-β radioactivity density: approx. 1×10¹Bq/cm³) into the reservoir was started (the all-β radioactivity density of residual water in the underground reservoir No.1: 6.6×10⁴Bq/cm³).
[Recent dilution operation] On July 5, approx. 40m³ of filtered water was injected.
On June 27, since the decrease of all-β radioactivity density in the leakage detection hole (northeast) at the underground reservoirs No.2 has been slow, an operation to dilute the underground reservoir No.2 by transferring filtered water into the reservoir was started.
[Recent dilution operation] On July 13, approx. 20m³ of desalination-system (RO) treated water was injected.

On July 15, leaked water in the leakage detection holes at the underground reservoirs No.1-No.3 was transferred to the temporary aboveground tank, and leaked water in the drain holes at the underground reservoir No.1 was transferred into this underground reservoir.

<Sampling>
On July 14, sampling was performed in the drain holes of the underground reservoirs No.1-No.7 (14 locations), the leakage detection holes of the underground reservoirs No.1-No.4 and No.6 (sample could not be collected at 2 out of 10 locations), and the observation holes of the underground reservoirs (22 locations). The analysis results showed no significant change compared to those obtained from sampling performed previously (on July 13).

- We installed observation holes east of the Unit 1-4 Turbine Buildings, and have been conducting sampling and analysis of groundwater from the observation holes. On June 19, we announced that tritium and strontium were detected at high densities in the observation hole located between Units 1 and 2. Therefore, we have been conducting intensified monitoring.
Analysis for tritium was conducted on seawater sampled on July 11 in the Unit 1-4 water intake north side, and between the water intakes of Units 1 and 2 (near the surface and near the bottom). As a result of the analysis, no significant change was found compared to the previous results (from the sampling on July 9). Further, analysis for γ nuclides and all-β was conducted on seawater sampled on July 14 in the Unit 1-4 water intake north side, and between the water intakes of Units 1 and 2 (near the surface and near the bottom). As a result of the analysis, no significant change was found compared to the previous results (from the sampling on July 11)

 

* Revised past progress

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