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 compiled the roadmap towards restoration from the
accident and then we updated the roadmap considering the current situation,
on May 17th. 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)
- At 3:56pm, June 6, water sprayed by concrete pump vehicle to spent fuel
pool of Unit 4 (and also hydrazine was sprayed from 4:15 pm to 5:45 pm),
finished at 6:35 pm.
- On June 6, dust inhibitor was sprayed approx. 8,750m2 of observation
point area.
- At 7:10 pm, June 6, at Incineration Workshop Building of Centralized
Radiation Waste Treatment Facility, a worker of cooperating company has
slipped down and hit left breast. After examination and treatment at
medical room of power station, at around 8:10 pm transferred to
J-Village. At 9:22 pm, transferred to Iwaki Hospital by ambulance. No
pollution to the body.
Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station:
Units 1 to 4: shutdown due to the earthquake
- At 2:05 pm on June 6, the Clean Up Water System* of Unit 3 has been
restored.
*Clean Up Water System…The system which removes impurities in the
reactor water and maintains the water quality. The system is also used to
control reactor water level by discharging redundant water from the
reactor during regular inspection or reactor shutdown.
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
[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.
[Perspective of Power Supply and Demand Balance in this Summer]
We have worked to restore electricity supply after our nuclear and thermal
power facilities were severely damaged by Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki
Earthquake. This time, we revised that the supply capacity in this summer
would increase because we could plan to secure an additional capacity.
However, in order to maintain the policy of avoiding further implementation
of rolling blackouts during the summer, in addition to the above increase
of the supply capacity, we sincerely ask for your continued cooperation in
reducing electricity consumption. Now we are creating concrete measures
considering "Outline of Countermeasures for Power Supply and Demand During
Summertime" presented by the Electricity Supply-Demand Emergency Response
Headquarters of the Japanese government.
(Previously Announced)
In the event that an unplanned outage such as excessive continuous
operation in old plants and a sudden increase of power demand due to
unusual hot temperature occur, there is a possibility to affect a stable
power supply. In order to maintain the policy of avoiding rolling
blackouts, we steadily implement to install additional power capacity we
have planed, and we continuously do our best efforts to secure supply
capacity.
Appendix: Past Progress (PDF 341KB)
* Revised past progress
