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Press Release (Jun 12,2011)
Status of TEPCO's Facilities and its services after the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquak(as of 3:00 PM, June 12)
 
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 10:00 am on June 12th, we started to transfer the accumulated water at the basement of Unit 6's turbine building to a temporarily-installed tank again. At 3:00 pm on the same day, the transfer ended.
 
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
 
[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) It is expected that we will be able to maintain the policy of avoiding further implementation of rolling blackouts this June because it is estimated that we will be able to secure the capacity exceeding the maximum forecasted demand as of now, thanks to your understanding as well as cooperation on saving electricity. However 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. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate for your cooperation to save electricity.
Appendix: Past Progress (PDF 163KB)
 
* Revised past progress
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