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Press Release (Aug 16,2011)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station (as of 3:00 pm, August 16)
 
On March 11 2011, turbines and reactors of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power 
Station Units 1 to 4 (Boiling Water Reactors, rated output 1,100 Megawatts) 
that we had been constantly operating at rated thermal output were 
automatically shut down 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 cold shutdown. As a 
result, all reactors of Units 1 to 4 at Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power 
Station achieved cold shutdown (previously announced on March 15). 
 
As of 3:00 pm on August 14, the reactors of Unit 1 to 4 are in cold shutdown 
(please refer to the appendix). We will continue to make our endeavors to 
further stabilize each plant of cold shotdown.
 
·There is no update from the previous press release. 

Appendix: TEPCO Plant Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station 
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