We are announcing the status of major inspections and restoration works and 
nonconformances at TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station after 
the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake.  

1. Inspection/Restoration Status

 ○ Inspection and restoration completed between February 15th to February 21st,
     2008.
    (Completed on the following date) 

  • Unit No.1 Refueling floor service tools inspection
    (stud tensioners, etc.):
      February 19th 
  • Unit No.3 In-core inspection (Phase 3): 
      February 19th
  • Unit No.7 Fuel and control rod inspection (fuel): 
      February 15th 

 ○  Inspection and restoration to be commenced between February 22nd to 
     February 28th, 2008  
    (To be commenced on the following date)  

  • Unit No.3 Fuel and control rod inspection (control rod): 
      February 25th 
  • Unit No.4 Pressure suppression chamber inspection: 
      February 26th 
  • Unit No.5 Jet pump inspection (No.1 disassembly): 
      February 26th 
  • Unit No.5 inspection of reactor recirculation piping applicable to 
    the Fitness-for Service rule (ultrasonic testing): 
      February 25th 
  • Unit No.5 House transformer (5A) internal inspection: 
      February 25th 
  • Unit No.5 House transformer (5B) preparation for inspection: 
      February 27th 
  • Unit No.6 House transformer (6A, 6B) preparation for carrying in: 
      February 25th 
  • Unit No.6 Reactor internal pump input transformer preparation for carrying in:
      February 25th 
  • Unit No.6 Discharge canal internal inspection: 
      February 26th 
  • Unit No.7 Discharge canal internal inspection: 
      February 26th 

 ○ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/Restoration from February 17th to March 15th, 
    2008

  • Work Schedule of the Main Inspection/Restoration of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 
    Nuclear Power Station in Response to the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake 
    (during 4 Weeks)....Appendix

2. Nonconformances Found in the Inspection and Restoration Works Performed after 
   the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake

   Based on the "Public Announcement Regarding Nonconformance Found in the Inspection 
   and Restoration Works Performed after the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake", the Tokyo 
   Electric Power Company, Incorporated (TEPCO) provides this announcement containing 
   incidents information reported from February 14th to February 20th, 2008.



 <Reports from Feb. 14 to Feb. 20, 2008>


 ○ Other Findings 

    As for the reactor opening and in-core inspections, which was started on 
    August 21st, 2007, the in-core inspections (Phase 3) of Unit No.3 has been 
    finished on February 19th, 2007, hereby, all the in-core inspections have 
    been completed.  
    Through the inspections, no abnormality such as damage, deformation and 
    dropout which has an impact on the equipments in reactors has been found.
    We will verify the soundness of in-core structures on the basis of the 
    inspection/evaluation plans made by each reactor including the results of 
    in-core inspections (announced on February 19th, 2007).

Appendix: Work Schedule of the Main Inspection/Restoration of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear 
          Power Station in Response to the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (during 4 Weeks)
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