On February 24, 2012, we received an instruction document^* titled "Correspondence for temperature increase in the lower part of the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Unit 2 at TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station" from Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

(On February 25, 2012, previously announced)

Based on the above instruction document, today, we submitted the report on the latest evaluation result concerning the reliability of values indicated by the thermometers to NISA.

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Reliability Evaluation of the thermometers inside the Reactors and inside the Primary Containment Vessels of Unit 1-3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (On April, 2012, submitted) (PDF 566KB)

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* Instruction document
Correspondence for temperature increase in the lower part of the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Unit 2 at TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
 (February 24, 2012, NISA No.4)

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