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.
*Updates from previous press release are 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 3:07 pm to 3:18 pm on May 14th, we sprayed fresh water into the 
  spent fuel pool of Unit 1 with the concrete pumping vehicle (We broke 
  off due to a strong wind). 

- From 1:00 pm to 2:37 pm on May 14th, we started to inject fresh water to 
  the spent fuel pool of unit 2 through Fuel Pool Cooling and Filtering 
  System (from 1:08 pm to 2:02 pm, hydrazine was also injected).

- From 10:00 to 3:00 pm am on May 14th, we transferred accumulated water 
  on the basement in the turbine building of Unit 6 to the temporary tank. 
  (approximately 100 m3) 

- On May 14th, we are spraying dust inhibitor to approximately 5,250 m3 
  areas including nearby Solid Waste Storing Facility in a conventional 
  method.

- At 5:20am on May 15th, "Mega Float" left from Yokohama port to Onahama 
  port.

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 Unit 2 and 4: Shutdown due to the earthquake 
- Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station Unit 1: At 4:00 am on May 15, 
  recommencement of operation (Was 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 129KB) 

* Revised past progress