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 6:15am on April 25th, we started water spraying to the spent fuel pool
of Unit 4 by a concrete pumping vehicle. The operation was completed at
12:26am on April 26th.
* The Work to connect high voltage power panel of Unit 1/2 and Unit 5/6 is
continuously under way. Before this work, the power source of pumps to
inject water to reactors was switched to a temporary diesel generator at
10:57 am on April 25th. At 6:25pm on April 25th, the power source was
switched back to the power system.
* The pump to inject nitrogen in Unit 1 was stopped from 2:10 pm on April
25th. At 7:10pm on the same day, we restated the pump.
* The pump of the residual heat removal system to cool the reactor and
spent fuel pool in Unit 5 was stopped from 12:22 pm on April 25th. At
4:43pm on the same day, we restated the system.
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
[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 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)
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Revised past progress