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 January 8 to January 14, 2010 
    (Completed on the following date) 

   - Unit 1 Reactor pressure vessel closure: 
       January 8 
   - Unit 1 Circulating water pipe inspection (Foundation improvement, excavating work, 
     and inspection of pipes): 
       January 12 
   - Unit 5 Seismic reinforcement (Seismic reinforcement works for stack): 
       To be completed on January 14 

 ◇ Inspection and restoration to be commenced between January 15 to January 21, 2010 
    (To be commenced on the following date) 

   - Unit 1 System functional test (Functional test of primary containment vessel 
     isolation valve): 
       January 19
   - Unit 1 System functional test (Functional test of feed water pump): 
       January 20 
   - Unit 4 Main exhaust duct inspection and restoration (Restoration work): 
       January 11* 
   - Unit 5 Fuel-load work: 
       January 15 
                                                    * Work schedules added this week.

 ◇ Work Schedule of Major Inspection/ Restoration from January 10 to February 6, 2010

   - 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 January 7 to January 13, 2010. 

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


    <Reports from January 7 to January 13, 2010>


 ◇ 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 (5 cases). 

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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