We, Tokyo Electric Power Company, received an instruction notice*
"regarding the additional opinion of NISA for the analysis of reporting the
results of evaluation of earthquake-proof safety of existing reactor
facilities for power generation, referring to the new earthquake-proof
standards established based on the Tohoku-Chihou- Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake,
2011 (Instruction)"(April 28th,, 2011)
We will make evaluations of our facilities based on this instruction and
report to NISA.
* Instruction Notice
Regarding the additional opinion of NISA for the analysis of reporting
the results of evaluation of earthquake-proof safety of existing reactor
facilities for power generation, referring to the new earthquake-proof
standards established based on the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake,
2011 (Instruction)
NISA No.4, April 28th, 2011
April 28th, 2011
Today, Nuclear Safety Commission decided on the additional opinion of NISA
for the analysis of reporting the results of evaluation of earthquake-proof
safety of existing reactor facilities for power generation, referring to
the new earthquake-proof standards established based on the
Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake, 2011 and notified to Nuclear and
Industrial Safety Agency (hereinafter referred to as "NISA").
According to the decision, Nuclear Safety Commission defined the following
opinion and request analysis by NISA regarding the evaluation of
earthquake-proof safety of the existing reactor facilities for power
generation referring to the new earthquake-proof standards (hereinafter
referred to as "earthquake-proof back-check"), in the understanding that
more places are becoming seismically active triggered by the current
earthquake and normal-fault-type earthquakes are occurring as observed in
Hamadori in Fukushima Prefecture on April 11th.
·Accompanying the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake, major crustal
movements were observed with a big impact in a wide area. In response to
this situation, it is necessary to analyze the possibilities that the
faults, displacements, and lineaments, which are already investigated by
the reactor owners, fall into the active faults that require
earthquake-proof measures.
·Earthquakes should be evaluated in case that earthquakes have been
observed in the area which previously was seismically inactive
accompanying the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake or nearby faults
which do not fall into the faults which require earthquake-proof measures.
·Based on the above analysis, if there are any faults which may influence
the site, the ground motion should be evaluated .
In response to the opinion, NISA request Tokyo Electric Power Company to
report on the following matter by May 31st, 2011.
Information regarding the results of geological surveys or faults,
displacements, and lineaments, etc., which are necessary to analyze the
possibilities of existence of the faults which require earthquake-proof
measures, considering that major crustal movements were observed
accompanying the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake,