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.  

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We sincerely apologize for causing anxiety to local residents due to the fire that broke out 
at a backup supply warehouse of TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPS on April 11th, 2009.  
With regard to this fire, the fire headquarters of Kashiwazaki City have instructed TEPCO on 
April 12th to report the root cause analysis and check similar kinds of equipment.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
have instructed TEPCO on April 13th to report the root cause analysis and recurrence 
prevention measures, and we have got an order on fire prevention from the Niigata Prefecture.  
We sincerely acknowledge the instruction, and will report the root cause analysis and 
recurrence prevention measures.  We will do our best to prevent recurrence of events by 
increasing the level of safety consciousness together with cooperating companies.  

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Inspection/Restoration Status

 ◇ Inspection and restoration completed between April 10th to April 16th, 2009  
      (Completed on the following date) 

   - No notable activity during this week.  

 ◇ Inspection and restoration to be commenced between April 17th to April 23rd, 2009  
      (To be commenced on the following date)  

   - Unit No.1 Main transformer inspection (Carrying in and installation): 
       April 20th 
   - Unit No.4 Seismic reinforcement works (Seismic reinforcement works for the roof truss 
     of the reactor building): 
       April 23rd 

 ◇ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/Restoration from April 12th to May 9th, 2009

   - 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 April 9th to April 15th, 2009.  

 ◇ Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)



  <Reports from April 9 to April 15, 2009>



 ◇ Other Findings

 - Nothing to disclose to 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)
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