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Press Release (Nov 07,2011)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station(As at 3:00 pm on November 7)
  
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. 
                                           (March 11 Previously announced) 
 
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. 
                                           (March 15 Previously announced) 
 
As of 3:00 pm on November 6, the reactors of Units 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 shutdown. 
 
 <The underlined parts are the updates from the previous press release.> 
 Inspection work of the main turbine of Unit 4 
 We are now making our endeavors to further stabilize each of cold shutdown, 
 and from today  (November 7, 2011), we started preparation for inspection 
 work of the main turbine of Unit 4 in order to confirm the facilities' 
 status after the quake. (Estimated construction period:-about the middle 
 of February 2012.)  
 
 
Appendix: TEPCO Plant Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station  
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