On March 11 2011, Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station Units 1 to 4
(Boiling Water Reactors, rated output 1,100 Megawatts each) that we had
been operating at rated thermal output shutdown automatically at 2:48 pm,
due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake
(previously announced on March 11).
At 7:15 am on March 15, the reactor of Unit 4 achieved a cold shutdown. As
a result, all the Units of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station achieved
the status of cold shutdown
(previously announced on March 15).
As of 4:00 pm on August 8, Units 1 to 4 remain in a cold shutdown (please
refer to the appendix).
We will make our best efforts to stabilize each plant.
<Underlined are new matters>
○Restoration of Emergency Diesel Generator (A), Unit 2 At 11:08 am on August 8, Emergency Diesel Generator (A), Unit 2 has been restored. ○Changeover to RHRS (A), Unit 2 At 3:02 pm on August 6, we completed the test-run of RHRS (A), Unit 2 and put it into stand-by mode. At 2:29 pm on August 8, we finished changing over from RHRS (B) to RHRS (A).
○Regular inspection of monitoring posts
Among monitoring posts (7 in total), which are installed at site boundary,
we are implementing a regular inspection for those of No. 1 to 6 from July
29.
In the period of inspection, although it is impossible to measure
radiation dose at inspected monitoring posts, we will continue monitoring
and confirming data from remaining 6 ones.
Inspection dates might be changed due to weather.
(Operation Results of Regular Inspection)
No. 6: on July 29, from 9:31 am to 6:30 pm
*No data change was observed before and after the inspection
No. 1: from 9:31 am, August 2 to 2:30 pm, August 3
No. 3: from 9:31 am to 6:00 pm, August 4
No. 4: from 9:31 am to 5:40 pm, August 5
*Slight changes in the data were confirmed before and after the
inspection. However, those changes are subject to the adjustments
within the range of measurement devices' allowable margin of errors
and are not caused by changes in environmental radiation dose or
detectors' troubles. No. 5: from 9:31 am on August 8, under inspection
Appendix: TEPCO Plant Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station
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