Due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake which occurred on March
11th 2011, TEPCO's facilities including our nuclear power stations have
been severely damaged. We deeply apologize for the anxiety and
inconvenience caused.
With regard to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station,
on April 17th, we have put together the roadmap towards restoration from
the accident. By bringing the reactors and spent fuel pools to a stable
cooling condition and mitigating the release of radioactive materials, we
will make every effort to enable evacuees to return to their homes and
for all citizens to be able to secure a sound life.
Below is the status of TEPCO's major facilities.
*New items have been underlined
[Nuclear Power Station]
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station:
Units 1 to 3: shutdown due to the earthquake
(Units 4 to 6: outage due to regular inspections)
* From 11:50 am to 1:05 pm on April 18th, hoses, which were used for
injecting water to the reactor of Unit 1 to 3 were replaced (injecting
water was suspended temporarily). After restarting the pump, we have
confirmed no significant changes are existed with regard to the
operation of each pumps and plant parameters.
* At 2:17 pm on April 18th, water spray by the concrete pumping vehicle
to the fuel spent pool of Unit 3 was started and finished at 3:02 pm
on April 18th.
* From 9:00 am on April 18th, we conducted spraying dust inhibitor in
order to prevent diffusion of radioactive materials on the ground. This
attempt was conducted on trial basis around the Centralized Radiation
Waste Treatment Facility in the range of approximately 1,200 m2 and
finished at 2:30 pm on April 18th.
Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station:
Units 1 to 4: shutdown due to the earthquake
Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Station:
Units 1, 5, 6, 7: normal operation
(Units 2 to 4: outage due to regular inspection)
[Thermal Power Station]
-Hirono Thermal Power Station Units 2 and 4: Shutdown due to the
earthquake
-Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station Unit 1: Shutdown due to the earthquake
-Kashima Thermal Power Station Unit 6: Shutdown due to the earthquake
[Hydro Power Station]
-Power supply has returned to normal and facilities damaged by the
earthquake are now being handled in a timely manner.
[Impacts on Transmission Facilities]
-Power supply has returned to normal and facilities damaged by the
earthquake are now being handled in a timely manner.
[Avoidance of further Implementation on Planned Rolling Blackouts and
Request for Conserving Electricity Consumption]
Currently, we are working to restore electricity supply after our nuclear
and thermal power facilities were severely damaged by
Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake. The widespread understanding and
cooperation of our customers to conserve electricity have contributed to
the improvement of this tight power supply-demand balance situation.
Amidst this backdrop, since the electricity supply will be able to
balance with the demand for the time being, we have decided not to
implement further rolling blackouts in principle.
However, we must sincerely ask for your continued cooperation in reducing
electricity consumption due to the possible increase in demand caused by
warmer weather or unexpected trouble at power stations that are currently
being restored to service. In case the electricity supply-demand balance
becomes tighter than expected, as stated, we may reluctantly restart the
implementation of rolling blackouts. We kindly ask for your cooperation.
We will do our best to maintain this policy of avoiding further
implementation of rolling blackouts during the summer.
Appendix: Past Progress (PDF 143KB)
* Revised past progress