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Press Release (Jul 17,2008)
Status of the Inspection and Restoration Works Performed after the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (as of July 17th)
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. 

Inspection/Restoration Status

 ○ Inspection and restoration completed between July 11th to July 17th, 2008 
    (Completed on the following date) 

   • Unit No.3 Core shroud inspection and preventive maintenance (Core shroud inspection): 
      July 4th* 
   • Unit No.3 500kV power cable inspection (Removal of cables): 
      July 17th 
   • Unit No.3 Stack inspection (Internal inspection of stack): 
      July 15th 
   • Unit No.4 Inspection of new fuel storage warehouse and new fuels in the warehouse 
     (Inspection of new fuel storage warehouse): 
      July 14th 
   • Unit No.4 House transformer inspection (4A Internal inspection): 
      July 9th*
   • Unit No.4 House transformer inspection (4B Internal inspection): 
      July 16th 
   • Unit No.5 Inspection of new fuel storage warehouse and new fuels in the warehouse 
     (Inspection of new fuels): 
      July 15th 
   • Restoration work for filtrate tank No.3 and No.4 (No.3 Water leakage test): 
      July 17th

 ○ Inspection and restoration to be commenced between July 18th to July 24th, 2008 
    (To be commenced on the following date) 

   • Unit No.4 House transformer inspection (4B Transportation into the factory): 
      July 17th*
   • On-site check, inspection and restoration of the oil protection bank for the 
     transformer (Unit No.3 Restoration work): 
      July 21st 
   • On-site check, inspection and restoration of the oil protection bank for the 
     transformer (Unit No.1 Recovery of oil-contaminated soil): 
      July 22nd 
                                                       * Work schedules added this week.

 ○ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/Restoration from July 13th to August 9th, 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

 (Reference)
  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 July 10th to July 16th, 2008. 

 ○ Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)
Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)
< Reports from July 10 to July 16, 2008 >
Reports from July 10 to July 16, 2008
○ Other Findings Nothing to disclose this week.
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)
                                                                                 (PDF 43.2KB)

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