*Updates are underlined
All 6 units of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have been shut down.
Unit 1 (Shut down)
- Explosive sound and white smoke were confirmed after the big quake
occurred at 3:36 pm on March 12. It was assumed to be hydrogen explosion.
- At 3:37 pm on March 25, we started injecting freshwater to the reactor
and are now injecting fresh water by a motor driven pump powered by the
off-site transmission line.
At 10:18 am on November 29, since we observed decrease in water injection
into the reactor, we adjusted the water injection amount 4.2m3/h to 4.5m3/h
from feed water system.
The current water injection volume is approx 4.5m3/h from the reactor
feed water system.
- We commenced injection of nitrogen gas into Primary Containment Vessel
at 1:31 am on April 7.
- At 11:22 am on August 10, we started cyclic cooling for the water in the
spent fuel pool by an alternative cooling equipment of the Fuel Pool
Cooling and Filtering System.
- On October 28, we completed installation of the cover for the Reactor
Building in order to contain dispersion of radioactive substances.
- In order to construct the nitrogen injection line direct to the reactor
branched by the nitrogen injection line into the primary containment
vessel, at 9:55 am on November 29, we temporarily stopped Nitrogen
injection into the primary containment vessel. Then, we restarted
Nitrogen injection into the primary containment vessel. At 11:30 am on
the same date, we confirmed the nitrogen injection amount (28Nm3/h) into
the primary containment vessel was stable.
Unit 2 (Shut down)
- At approximately 6:00 am on March 15, an abnormal noise began emanating
from nearby Pressure Suppression Chamber and the pressure within the
chamber decreased.
- At 10:10 am on March 26, we started injecting freshwater to the reactor
and are now injecting fresh water by a motor driven pump powered by the
off-site transmission line.
- At 2:59 pm on September 14, we started injecting water to the reactor
through core spray system water injection piping arrangement in addition
to the water injection through reactor feed water system piping
arrangement.
Water is currently injected at approx. 3.1m3/h through reactor feed water
system piping arrangement, and at approx. 4.4 m3/h through core spray
system water injection piping arrangement.
- At 5:21 pm on May 31, we started cyclic cooling for the water in the
spent fuel pool by an alternative cooling equipment of the Fuel Pool
Cooling and Filtering System.
- At 8:06 pm on June 28, we started injecting nitrogen gas into the Primary
Containment Vessel.
- From 6:00 pm on October 28, we put the gas management system of the
reactor containment vessel in operation.
- At 11:04 am on November 6, we started operation of radioactive material
decontamination instrument of spent fuel pool.
- At 9:12 am on November 28, the alarm indicating that the difference of
flow rates between at the entering and the exit of the primary pump at
the alternative cooling system for the spent fuel pool is big went off,
and the system automatically stopped. At 9:16 am on the same date, we
checked the site and no abnormality such as leakage was confirmed. Then,
considered the cause is stuck of dust in the pipe of flow sensor from
the investigation result, at 11:50 am on November 29, we started the
system and flushed. Then, we confirmed the flow sensor was operating
normally. We will monitor the status of the system operation.
- In order to construct the nitrogen injection line direct to the reactor
branched by the nitrogen injection line into the primary containment
vessel, at 1:47 pm on November 29, we temporarily stopped nitrogen
injection into the primary containment vessel of Unit 2. Then, we
restarted Nitrogen injection into the primary containment vessel of Unit
2. At 2:37 pm on the same date, we confirmed the nitrogen injection
amount (26Nm3/h) into the primary containment vessel was stable.
Unit 3 (Shut down)
- Explosive sound and white smoke were confirmed at approximately 11:01 am
on March 14. It was assumed to be hydrogen explosion.
- At 6:02 pm on March 25, we started injecting fresh water to the reactor
and are now injecting fresh water by a motor driven pump powered by the
off-site transmission line.
- At 2:58 pm on September 1, we started water injection by core spray
system in addition to water injection by the reactor feed water system
piping arrangement.
At 10:28 am on November 29, since we observed decrease in water injection
into the reactor, we adjusted the water injection amount 1.9m3/h to 2.1m3/h
from feed water system.
Water is currently injected at approx. 2.1 m3/h through reactor feed
water system piping arrangement, and at approx. 6.0 m3/h through core
spray system water injection piping arrangement.
- At 7:47 pm on June 30, we started cyclic cooling for the water in the
spent fuel pool by an alternative cooling equipment of the Fuel Pool
Cooling and Filtering System.
- At 8:01 pm on July 14, injection of nitrogen gas into the Primary
Containment Vessel started.
- At 9:24 am on November 29, we started sampling of dusts at the upper
part of reactor building of unit 3 using a large crane vehicle. At 1:00
pm on the same date, we finished the sampling.
- At 12:30 pm on November 29, we started dust sampling by using a robot
near the opening section for equipment hatch and truck bay door of Unit
1 Reactor building. At 1:00 pm on the same date, we finished the sampling.
Unit 4 (Outage due to regular inspection)
- At around 6 am on March 15, we confirmed the explosive sound and the
sustained damage around the 5th floor rooftop area of Reactor Building.
- At 12:44 pm on July 31, we started cyclic cooling for the water in the
spent fuel pool by an alternative cooling equipment of the Fuel Pool
Cooling and Filtering System.
- Regarding spent fuel pool for unit 4, from August 20 to November 8, we
had decreased salinity by using the desalting facility. In order to
decrease more salinity, we installed Ion exchange equipment and started
the equipment at 10:58 am on November 29.
- At this moment, we don't think there is any reactor coolant leakage
inside the primary containment vessel.
Unit 5 (Outage due to regular inspection)
- Sufficient level of reactor coolant to ensure safety is maintained.
- At 5:00 am on March 19, we started the Residual Heat Removal System Pump
in order to cool the spent fuel pool.
- At 2:30 pm on March 20, the reactor achieved cold shutdown.
- At 2:45 pm on July 15, we started the operation of the original Residual
Heat Removal System (System B) by its original seawater pump.
- Starting on November 28, for the purpose of cleaning to avoid the
performance deterioration of pumps by sucking up sands etc. accumulated
at the bottom of the inlet canal pump room, we stopped the pump (D) of
the residual heat removal system thus suspended cooling the reactor, and
also stopped the pump (C) of the cooling water system thus suspended
cooling the spent fuel pool. When each pump was stopped, the temperatures
of the water in the reactor and the spent fuel pool were 25.7°C and 20.4°C
respectively. The planned suspension of cooling is from 7:00 am to 5:00
pm everyday, and the temperature increases of the water in the reactor
and the spent fuel pool due to the suspension will be approx. 17°C and
approx. 4°C per day respectively (we plan to do the cleaning work for
approx. 1 week).
- At this moment, we don't think there is any reactor coolant leakage
inside the primary containment vessel.
Unit 6 (Outage due to regular inspection)
- Sufficient level of reactor coolant to ensure safety is maintained.
- At 10:14 pm on March 19, we started the Residual Heat Removal System Pump
of Unit 6 to cool down Spent Fuel Pool.
- At 7:27 pm on March 20, the reactor achieved cold shutdown.
- At 2:33 pm on September 15, we started separately cooling the reactor
through the Residual Heat Removal System and the spent fuel pool through
Equipment Cooling Water System and Fuel Pool Cooling System.
- At this moment, we do not think there is any reactor coolant leakage
inside PCV.
Others
- At around 10 am on June 13, we started the operation of the circulating
seawater purification facility installed at the screen area of Unit 2
and 3.
- At 8 pm on June 17, we started operation of Water Treatment Facility
against the accumulated water. At 6:00 pm on July 2, we started the
circulating injection cooling to inject the water, which was treated by
the accumulated water treatment system, to the reactors through the
buffer tank.
- At 7:41 pm on August 19, we started treatment of accumulated water by
parallel operation of one line from the cesium adsorption instrument to
the decontamination instrument and the other treatment line of the cesium
adsorption instrument No.2.
- At 2:06 pm on October 7, we started to spray purified accumulated water
brought from Unit 5 and 6 continually in order to prevent dust scattering
and potential fire outbreaks from the cut down trees.
- On October 28, we started installation of the water proof wall at the
sea side, in front of the existing shore protection, Units 1-4, in order
to contain marine pollution by underground water.
- At 9:10 am on November 10, we started transfer of accumulated water from
the basement of Unit 2 turbine building to Centralized Radiation Waste
Treatment Facility High Temperature Incinerator Building.
- At 9:25 am on November 15, we started transfer of accumulated water from
basement of Unit 3 turbine building to Centralized Radiation Waste
Treatment Facility Building.
- At approx. 2:28 pm on November 28, the alarm went off from an indicator
(continuous dust monitor) installed in front of Main Anti-Earthquake
Building to measure airborne radiation dose continuously. In response to
the alarm, we instructed to put full face masks on at 2:38 pm according
to the operation procedure. We are measuring the airborne radiation dose
in front of Main Anti-Earthquake Building, and investigating the cause
of the alarm.
We confirmed that there are no significant changes in the readings of
the monitoring posts.
At 2:50 pm on the same date, we replaced the filter of the monitor, and
restarted by reset operation. From the result of the airborne radiation
dose measurement in front of Main Anti-Earthquake Building, the airborne
radiation dose in front of Main Anti-Earthquake building was less than
detection threshold (7.34 x 10-6 [Bq/cm3]), which was less than the
reference measure for wearing a full face mask, 1 x 10-4[Bq/cm3]. At 4:04
pm on the same date, it was announced that the workers did not have to
wear a full face mask as per normal.
- At 12:30 pm on November 28, water leakage from pin holes at the pipe
arrangement between the water desalination facility and the buffer tanks
was detected at the different location from previous water leak, which
was detected on November 25. Then the replacement work was conducted.
Approx. at 3:40 pm, the water leakage from pin holes at another pipe was
detected. At the same time, water leakage was stopped by tapes. The pipe
will be also replaced. In addition, there is no influence to the water
injection into the reactor due to enough desalination water. And, we
confirmed the radiation dose in ambient air near the leaking point was
not specifically different from surrounding area.
- At 10:00 am on November 29, we started transfer of accumulated water
from Unit 6 turbine building to temporary tank.
- At 12:06 pm on November 29, we observed water leakage from a pin hole at
the pipe arrangement between the water desalination facility an the
buffer tanks (the leakage amount : approximately 500cc). then, we
replaced the pipes and confirmed the leakage was stopped. In addition,
there is no influence to the water injection into the reactor due to
enough desalination water.