Due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake which occurred on March 
11, 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 17, we have compiled the roadmap towards restoration from the 
accident and then we updated the roadmap considering the current situation,
on May 17. 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 11:05 am on June 15, it was confirmed that a worker from a 
  partner company in charge of crane assembling work for the preparing for 
  the installation of the cover for Unit 1 reactor building at the shallow 
  draft quay was smoking with his full mask off. While the density of 
  radioactive materials in the air at the working place was below the 
  detectable level both for particulate materials and iodine, whole body 
  counter will be implemented later.  
 
· At 1:10 pm on June 15, test operation of decontamination 
  instruments in the water treatment facilities was initiated using the 
  low level contaminated water.  
 
· On June 15, test of decontamination was conducted inside the 
  truck bay door to investigate the measures of decontamination.  
 
· At 10:33 on June 15, transfer of accumulated water in the  
  Unit 1 condenser to condenser storage tank was initiated. 

· At 10:06 am on June 15, the amount of injected water to 
  the reactor was changed from approx. 5 m3/h to approx. 4.5 m3/h.  
 
· At 10:05 on June 14, transfer of accumulated water in the 
  Unit 6 turbine building underground to the temporary tank was 
  initiated.  
 
· On June 15, we have been spraying dust inhibitor to areas 
  including the area surrounding Unit 5 and 6 extra high voltage 
  switching station.  
 
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 372KB) 
 
* Revised past progress