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Press Release (Oct 16,2008)
Status of the Inspection and Restoration Works Performed after the Niigata-Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (as of October 16th)
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 10th to October 16th, 2008 
    (Completed on the following date) 

   • Unit No.4 Stack inspection (Inspection of pile foundation): 
      October 10th 
   • Unit No.5 Jet pump inspection (Confirmation of the status of positioner bolts): 
      October 15th 
   • On-site check, inspection and restoration of the oil protection bank for the transformer 
     (Unit No.4 Recovery of oil-contaminated soil): 
      October 9th* 
   • Restoration work for administration building and information building, etc. (Repair work 
     of the second floor of administration building): 
      October 15th 
   • Construction of seismic-isolated essential buildings (Site preparation work): 
      October 13th 

 ○ Inspection and restoration to be commenced between October 17th to October 23rd, 2008 
    (To be commenced on the following date) 

   • Unit No.3 Seismic reinforcement works (Seismic reinforcement works for the roof truss 
     of the reactor building): 
      October 20th 
   • Unit No.6 Seismic reinforcement works (Seismic reinforcement works for reactor building 
     ceiling crane): 
      October 20th 
   • Construction of seismic-isolated essential buildings (Start of construction): 
      October 14th* 
   • Relocation work of ground motion observation points (Boring work): 
      October 20th 
                                                         * Work schedules added this week.

 ○ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/Restoration from October 12th to November 8th, 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 9th to October 15th, 2008. 

  ○ Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)
Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)
< Reports from October 9 to October 15, 2008 >
Reports from October 9 to October 15, 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 37.3KB)


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