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 the turbine building of TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station 
Unit No. 3 on November 19.  
With regard to this fire, we received a request from the Niigata prefecture on November 
19 to report the state of affairs and root cause of the incident.  We also received 
verbal warnings on November 19 from the government, and on November 20 from the fire 
headquarters of Kashiwazaki City, as well as a request to report the cause of this fire 
and recurrence prevention measures.  
We sincerely acknowledge the requests, and will report the root cause.  We will do our 
best to prevent recurrence of fire incidents with cooperating companies.

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Inspection/Restoration Status

 ◇ Inspection and restoration completed between November 20 to November 26, 2009 
    (Completed on the following date) 

   - Unit No.1 Core shroud preventive maintenance: 
       November 26 

 ◇ Inspection and restoration to be commenced between November 27 to December 3, 2009 
    (To be commenced on the following date) 

   - Unit No.1 System functional test (Partial interlock functional test of reactor 
     protection systemm): 
       November 27 
   - Unit No.1 System functional test (Partial interlock functional test of liquid 
     waste storage facility and disposal equipment #1): 
       November 27 
   - Unit No.1 System functional test (Functional test of standby gas treatment system): 
       December 1 
   - Unit No.1 System functional test (Functional test of flammability control system 
     (Train B)): 
       December 2 
   - Unit No.1 System functional test (Rated capacity verification test for emergency 
     diesel generator): 
       December 3 
   - Unit No.2 House transformer inspection (Carrying in and installation work): 
       November 30 
   - Unit No.2 Excitation transformer inspection (Carrying in and installation work): 
       November 30 
   - Unit No.3 500kV power cable inspection (Voltage application test): 
       November 30 
   - Unit No.5 Main transformer inspection (Pre-operational test): 
       December 2 
   - Unit No.5 System functional test (Functional test of main control room emergency 
     circulation system): 
       November 30 
   - Unit No.5 System functional test (Functional test of main steam isolation valve): 
       December 3 

 ◇ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/ Restoration from November 22 to December 19, 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 November 19 to November 25, 2009. 

 ◇ Incidents Information (relating to the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake)  
    <Reports from November 19 to November 25, 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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