*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 10:11 am on December 10, in addition to water injection from water
feeding system, we started water injection from piping of core spray
system to the reactor.
The current water injection volume is approx 4.4 m3/h from the reactor
feed water system and approx. 1.8 m3/h from the core spray 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.
At 10:20 pm on December 11, we stopped the alternative cooling equipment
for spent fuel pool, in order to conduct power source changeover work for
improving power supply reliability. At 5:07 pm on December 12, it was
resumed after the completion of power source changeover work. The
temperature of the pool was 14 degrees at the time of suspension, and it
was 15 degrees at the time of resumption.
- On October 28, we completed installation of the cover for the Reactor
Building in order to contain dispersion of radioactive substances.
- At 4:04 pm on November 30, we started operation to inject nitrogen into
the reactor pressure vessel.
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, in addition to water injection from water
feeding system, we started water injection from piping of core spray
system to the reactor.
The current water injection volume is approx 2.6 m3/h from the reactor
feed water system and approx. 6.1 m3/h from the core spray system.
- 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 3:53 pm on December 12, the annunciator alerted for the Unit 2 SFP
alternative cooling system, which showed the difference between inlet and
outlet flow at the primary pump exceeded the limit. Any abnormalities
like water leakage were not observed by patrolling at the site. Currently
the automatic trip system by the annunciator is temporarily removed, and
monitoring the level of the skimmer surge tank is enhanced as the
alternative monitoring measure. The cooling system will be manually
tripped if there are abnormalities on the skimmer surge tank level, which
is confirmed there is no change on the level. At 5:18 pm, after vibrated
the instrument piping, it was confirmed the annunciator was cleared. It
is planned to enhance the monitoring after the inspection of flow meters
and the flushing of detection lines. There is no problem on the SFP
cooling as the alternative cooling system is continuously operated.
- 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 10:46 am on December 1, we started the nitrogen injection to the
Reactor Pressure Vessel.
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.
The current water injection volume is approx 2.8 m3/h from the reactor
feed water system and approx. 6.1 m3/h from the core spray system.
- 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 4:26 pm on November 30, we started operation to inject nitrogen into
the reactor pressure vessel.
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.
- At 10:58 am on November 29, in order to decrease more salinity, we
installed Ion exchange equipment and started the operation of such
equipment.
- 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.
- 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 6:03 pm on November 30, we started transfer of the accumulated water
from the basement of Unit 2 turbine building to Centralized Radiation
Waste Treatment Facility High Temperature Incinerator Building. At 7:51
am on December 13, we stopped the transfer of the accumulated water from
the basement of Turbine Building of Unit 2 to the centralized radiation
waste treatment facility (miscellaneous solid waste Volume reduction
treatment building [high temperature incinerator building]) in order to
stop power supply to Unit 2 accumulated water transfer pump for power
supply enhancing work. With the stoppage of the water transfer, the 2nd
Cesium adsorption apparatus was shutdowned for replacing vessels at 8:44
am on December 12, and will be kept outage until December 14 in order to
adjust the water level of the centralized radiation waste treatment
facility (miscellaneous solid waste Volume reduction treatment building
[high temperature incinerator building]). The Cesium adsorption apparatus
is continued its operation. Water injection to the Reactors will not be
affected since the cooling is continued by using processed water in the
buffer tank.
- From 10 am to 4 pm on December 12, we conducted transferring of
accumulated water from the Turbine Building of Unit 6 to the temporary
tank. At 10 am on December 13, we started transferring of accumulated
water.
- At around 4 pm on December 12, it was found the water spilled from the
bucket, which was used to collect drain water from sampling line of the
evaporative condensation apparatus 3C. The paddle water was spread around
1 meter radius from the bucket (the capacity of the bucket: approx. 7
liters, spilled water: approx. 3 liters), which stayed inside the barrier.
At around 7:30 pm, when replaced the bucket to new one, it was confirmed
that there was no leakage form the valve of the sampling line. At around
8:30 pm, when patrolling at the site, it was found that the water spilled
from the bucket again. The paddle water was then spread around 1.5 meter
radius (the capacity of the second bucket: approx. 12 liters, spilled
water: 7 liters), which stayed inside the barrier, too. At around 8:50 pm,
the valve of the sampling line was tightly closed as it was found that
the valve was not completely closed, and it was confirmed there was no
water leakage. Around 10:25 pm, the inlet and outlet valve of the pump
was closed for pre-caution. The same operation was done for 3A and 3B of
the evaporative condensation apparatuses. At around 11:40 pm, it was
confirmed that there was no additional leakage at the site.
- On December 4, it was found that puddle water inside the barrier around
the evaporative condensation apparatus 3A to 3C was leaked through the
crack at the concrete floor widened by the deformation of the sealing
material. Afterwards the similar places were inspected, and then the
damage of the concrete floor was found around the evaporative
condensation apparatus 1A to 1C. On December 6, the repair work of the
concrete floor was completed. The leak water detection device will be
installed inside the barrier by December 15 as one of the measures for
preventing the recurrence of such leakage, in addition to the patrolling
six times a day until the device will be installed. Upon the preventing
measures are prepared, and considering the water mass balance, the
evaporative condensation apparatuses 1B, 1C and 1A were re-started on
2:33 pm, 2:46 pm and 3:50 pm on December 12, respectively.