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) 

* At 0:25 pm on April 24th, we started to spray water to the spent fuel 
  pool of Unit 4 by the concrete pumping vehicle. 
* From 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on April 24th, we sprayed dust inhibitor on a 
  trial basis into an area of 860m2 around the mountain side of the nuclear 
  reactor building of Unit 5 in order to prevent diffusion of radioactive 
  materials.  
 
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: resumed generating electricity at 
  4:10 am on April 20th  
 
[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, we may regrettably need to restart the 
implementation of rolling blackouts, with prior notice. 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 144KB) 
 
* Revised past progress