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Press Release (Oct 09,2008)
Status of the Inspection and Restoration Works Performed after the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (as of October 9th)
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 October 3rd to October 9th, 2008 
    (Completed on the following date) 

   • Restoration and reinforcement work for the on-site/outside roads and slope, etc.:
      September 30th* 

 ○ Inspection and restoration to be commenced between October 10th to October 16th, 2008 
    (To be commenced on the following date) 

   • Unit No.1 Stack inspection (Inspection of pile foundation [additional inspection]): 
      October 14th 
   • Unit No.3 Reactor recirculation piping preventive maintenance (Ultrasonic testing): 
      October 16th 
   • Unit No.6 Reactor internal pump input transformer inspection (Electrical testing): 
      October 15th 
   • Unit No.7 System functional test (Functional test of the flammability control system (A)): 
      October 10th 
   • Unit No.7 System functional test (Functional test of stand-by liquid control system): 
      October 16th 
   • On-site check, inspection and restoration of the oil protection bank for the transformer 
     (Unit No.1 Restoration work): 
      October 4th* 
   • Restoration work for administration building and information building, etc. (Repair work 
     of the second floor and third floor of information building): 
      October 14th 
   • Restoration work for port facility (Transportation and restoration of the south-side 
     discharge canal sea water monitor): 
      October 14th 
                                                           * Work schedules added this week.

 ○ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/Restoration from October 5th to November 1st, 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 October 2nd to October 8th, 2008. 

  ○ Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)
Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)
< Reports from October 2 to October 8, 2008 >
Reports from October 2 to October 8, 2008
○ Other Findings • Information on Nonconformances (those related to: the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake; Grades As, A, B, C, D; and non-graded)
* Numbers were corrected to reflect nonconformance incidents that had been identified as not related to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (3 cases) and that had been double-counted (1 case).
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 39.1KB)

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