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 September 5th to September 11th, 2008 
    (Completed on the following date) 

   • Unit No.3 Inspection of new fuel storage warehouse and new fuels in the warehouse 
     (Inspection of new fuel storage warehouse): 
      September 8th 
   • Unit No.3 Inspection of power supply input transformer of the primary loop 
     recirculation system adjustable speed drive (Transportation into the factory): 
      To be completed on September 11th 
   • High-voltage start-up transformer #3 inspection (Carrying in): 
      September 5th 

 ○ Inspection and restoration to be commenced between September 12th to September 18th, 2008 
    (To be commenced on the following date) 

   • Unit No.3 Reactor recirculation piping preventive maintenance (Preventive maintenance 
     work): 
      September 12th 
   • Unit No.7 Seismic reinforcement work (Seismic reinforcement works for reactor building 
     ceiling crane): 
      September 16th 
   • Unit No.7 System functional test: 
      September 18th 
   • On-site check, inspection and restoration of the oil protection bank for the transformer 
     (Unit No.4 Recovery of oil-contaminated soil):
      September 18th 
   • On-site check, inspection and restoration of the oil protection bank for the transformer 
     (Unit No.5 Recovery of oil-contaminated soil):
      September 18th 
   • On-site check, inspection and restoration of the oil protection bank for the transformer 
     (Scrubbing of soil contaminated by oil leakage): 
      September 16th

 ○ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/Restoration from September 7th to October 4th, 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 September 4th to September 10th, 2008. 

  ○ Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)  
   < Reports from September 4 to September 10, 2008 >  
  ○ Other Findings 

   • Information on Nonconformances (those related to: the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake; 
     Grades As, A, B, C, D; and non-graded)       * Numbers are corrected due to an incident that had been double-counted. 

   • While confirming contamination of damaged pallets in the solid waste storage warehouse 
     to have them stored on site, a minuscule amount of radioactive material -- about 1.6 
     Becquerel/cm2 -- was found on one of the pallets on September 4th, 2008. The pallet has 
     been covered by a sheet and is stored in the solid waste storage warehouse. 

   • Functional tests to verify system integrity are to begin on September 18th, 2008 as planned 
     in revision 4 of the "Inspection and Evaluation Plan of Unit 7 Facility Integrity." 

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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