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 progress status of roadmap considering
the current situation, on July 19. Accomplishment of the Step1 target
"Radiation dose is in steady decline" has been confirmed.
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 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 9:35 am on July 23, since the volume of injected water into the
  reactor was found to be decreased, we adjusted the volume up to 3.8m3/h.
- On July 23, due to switching power sources for installation of double
  circuits for offsite power sources for Unit 5 and 6, we stopped
  operation, respectively, of the alternative cooling facility for spent
  fuel pool at Unit 3 at 3:24 am, of the cooling facility of common pool
  at 3:46 am, and of water treatment facility at 8:45 am. At 9:41 we
  restarted operation, respectively, of the cooling facility of common
  pool at 9:41 am and of the alternative cooling facility for spent fuel
  pool at Unit 3 at 11:45 am. At 3:26 pm we restarted operation of water
  treatment facility and resumed water treatment at 4:27 pm.
- At 11 am on July 23, we restarted transferring accumulated water from
  the turbine building of Unit 6 to the temporary tank.
- At 2:15 pm on July 23, we started transferring accumulated water at the
  Centralized Radiation Waste Treatment Facility (Miscellaneous Solid
  Waste Volume Reduction Treatment Building) to the Centralized Radiation
  Waste Treatment Facility (Process Main Building).

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]
- Power supply has returned to normal and facilities damaged by the
  earthquake are now being handled in a timely manner.

[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]
In regard to the supply side in this summer, taking in account of the
acceleration of restoration schedule for Hirono Thermal Power Station,
more purchase of privately generated power, and excluding the power supply
from 60Hz areas which had been planned (due to the current difficult
situation), supply capacity outlook is amended to 57.3GW at the end of
July, and 56.1GW at the end of August.
Also, in order to support the supply and demand balance in the Tohoku area,
which suffered severe damage from the quake, we would like to supply
maximum of 1.4GW to Tohoku Electric Power Company by thoroughly
implementing both supply and demand countermeasures. The supply capacity
in this regard will be 55.9GW at the end of July, and 54.7GW at the end of
August.
 
Estimated peak demand of 55GW for this summer is 5GW lower than that of
last year. This incorporates the saving of electricity from "Outline of
Countermeasures for Power Supply and Demand During Summertime" and
restoration from decrease of production due to the quake.
 
As the occurrence of unplanned outage of aged thermal power stations or
sudden increase of demand due to unexpected high temperature during summer
may cause difficulties in maintaining stable demand supply balance, in
order to continue to avoid rolling blackouts, we will steadily maintain
supply capacity, and continue our efforts on reliable operation and
maintenance of power facilities.
 
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate for your
cooperation to save electricity.

Appendix: Past Progress (PDF 217KB)

* Revised past progress