* The 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, 2011. It was assumed to be hydrogen
explosion.
- At 3:37 pm on March 25, 2011, 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, 2011, 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 amount from the reactor feed water system is
approx. 4.5 m3/h and that from the core spray system is approx. 1.7 m3/h.
- At 1:31 am on April 7, 2011, we commenced injection of nitrogen gas into
Primary Containment Vessel.
At 9:40 am on February 24, we started the work to add the flow-meters to
the nitrogen injection line at the side of Primary Containment Vessel of
Unit 1 in order to improve the reliability of nitrogen injection
activity. Due to this work, we suspended the nitrogen injection task
temporarily (*). After the completion of the installation, we restarted
the nitrogen injection. At 1:10 pm, it was confirmed that there was no
significant variation in the parameters.
* In the Chapter 12 of Nuclear Reactor Facilities Security Regulation
"The Way of Ensuring Mid-term Security", as the treatments like
"Operational limitation" or "Measures required in case of not
satisfying the operational limitation" are determined, it is supposed
the operator act per the required measures if it fails to satisfy the
operational limitation. This time, to implement maintenance works, we
have suspended the work of nitrogen injection at the side of Primary
Containment Vessel of Unit 1 by conducting a planned shift beyond the
range of operational limitation (from 9:40 am to 1:10 pm on
February 24).
- At 11:22 am on August 10, 2011, 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, 2011, 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, 2011, we started operation to inject nitrogen
into the reactor pressure vessel.
- At 6:00 pm on December 19, 2011, a full-scale operation of the PCV gas
management system started.
Unit 2 (Shut down)
- At approximately 6:00 am on March 15, 2011, an abnormal noise began
emanating from nearby Pressure Suppression Chamber and the pressure
within the chamber decreased.
- At 10:10 am on March 26, 2011, 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, 2011, in addition to water injection from
feed water system, we started water injection from piping of core spray
system to the reactor.
- With regard to the water injection volume for Unit 2 reactor, which was
increased with temperature figure raising, we have gradually adjusted it
to the original volume before temperature increasing (Feed water system:
approx. 3.0m3/h, core spray system: approx. 6.0m3/h). During our
observing the plant parameter after decreasing the flow rate of feed
water system on February 22, we found that one thermometer in the lower
part of the RPV (top of the lower head 135°) indicated the different
movement from others. From 0:21 pm to 2:48 pm on February 23, we
investigated the concerned device. As the result of the measurement of
DC resistance, we found no breaking wire and availability of the
thermometer. But we confirmed that the DC resistance of it became higher
than the previous measurement test data. We will evaluate the soundness
of the concerned device and examine correspondence in future. We make
sure no re-criticality state because there were no significant changes
at the monitoring post and as the result of the sampling for the Gas
Control System of the Unit 2, we confirmed that the concentration of
Xe-135 was below the detectible limit.
·At 11:00 am on February 24, the temperature of the lower part of the
RPV (top of the lower head)(135°) : approximate 47.1 °C
(Reference)
·At 11:00 am on February 24, the temperature of the lower part of the
RPV (top of the lower head)(270°) : approximate 38.5 °C
The current water injection amount from the reactor feed water system is
approx. 2.9m3/h and that from the core spray system is approx. 6.0 m3/h.
- At 5:21 pm on May 31, 2011, 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, 2011, we started injecting nitrogen gas into the
Primary Containment Vessel.
- At 6:00 pm on October 28, 2011, a full operation of the PCV gas control
system started.
- At 10:46 am on December 1, 2011, we started the nitrogen injection to
the Reactor Pressure Vessel.
- At 11:50 am on January 19, 2012, we started the operation of the spent
fuel pool desalting facility.
Unit 3 (Shut down)
- Explosive sound and white smoke were confirmed at approximately 11:01 am
on March 14, 2011. It was assumed to be hydrogen explosion.
- At 6:02 pm on March 25, 2011, 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, 2011, we started water injection by core
spray system in addition to water injection by the reactor feed water
system piping arrangement.
At 10:05 am on February 24, as the change in the injected water amount
was observed, the injected water amount was adjusted from approx. 1.6
m3/h to 2.0m3/h in the feed water system and from approx. 5.2m3/h to 5.0
m3/h in the core spray system.
The current water injection amount from the reactor feed water system is
approx. 2.0m3/h and that from the core spray system is approx. 5.0 m3/h.
- At 7:47 pm on June 30, 2011, 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, 2011, injection of nitrogen gas into the Primary
Containment Vessel started.
- As installation works of the PCV gas control system was completed, we
started a test operation at 11:38 am on February 23, 2012. We confirmed
that an exhaust flow amount was stable at 33Nm3/h at 2:10 pm and started
an adjustment operation.
- At 4:26 pm on November 30, 2011, we started operation to inject nitrogen
into the reactor pressure vessel.
- At 3:18 pm on January 14, we started operation of the radioactive
material removal instrument for the spent fuel pool in Unit 3
Unit 4 (Outage due to regular inspection)
- At around 6 am on March 15, 2011, 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, 2011, 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 3:11 pm on February 23, in the alternative cooling system of the
spent fuel pool of Unit 4, as the inhale pressure of the primary
circulating pump showed the tendency of decrease, we stopped the pump in
order to conduct flushing of the strainer on its entry side and
suspended cooling of the spent fuel pool (the temperature of the pool at
the time of the suspension was approx. 25°C) After the flushing, at 5:18
pm on the same day we resumed the cooling of the spent fuel pool and
confirmed the recovery of the inhale pressure of the pump. (the
temperature of the pool at the time of the resuming was approx. 26°C)
- At 10:58 am on November 29, 2011, 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, 2011, we started the Residual Heat Removal
System Pump in order to cool the spent fuel pool.
- At 2:45 pm on July 15, 2011, we started the operation of the original
Residual Heat Removal System (System B) by its original seawater pump.
- At 10:11 am on December 22, 2011, since we finished the recovery work of
seawater pump (System B) of equipment water cooling system, we made a
trial run. At 11:25 am on the same day, we confirmed no abnormalities
and restarted the operation.
- At 6:00 am on February 24, in order to change the delivery valve of the
pump (A) of the reactor sea water system of Unit 5, we stopped the pump
(C) of the reactor sea water system. As a result, the cooling of the
spent fuel pool was stopped. (the temperature of the spent fuel pool at
the time : approx 17.4°C) At 12:08 pm on the same day, the system was
restarted after the completion of the work. Accordingly the cooling of
the spent fuel pool was restarted as well. (pool temperature at the time
of the cooling restart: approx 18.2°C)
- 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, 2011, we started the Residual Heat Removal
System Pump of Unit 6 to cool down Spent Fuel Pool.
- At 2:33 pm on September 15, 2011, 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.
- As the component cooling sea water system pump (C) of Unit 6 has been
restored, we started test operation at 10:05 am on February 22, 2012.
Accordingly, the component cooling sea water system pump (A) stopped its
operation at 10:07 am on the same day. At 11:25 am on the same day, we
confirmed that there was no problem in the operation of the component
cooling sea water system pump (C). As a result, two of the component
cooling sea water system pumps of Unit 6, (A) and (C), are in operation,
Others
- At around 10:00 am on June 13, 2011, we started the operation of the
circulating seawater purification facility installed at the screen area
of Unit 2 and 3.
- At 8:00 pm on June 17, 2011, 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, 2011, 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, 2011, 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, 2011, 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 12:25 pm on December 13, 2011, we started the re-circulating
operation of desalination facility (reverse osmosis membrane type) for
the purpose of suppression of condensed water after desalination
treatment.
- At 9:18 am on January 31, we started transfer of Sub-drain Water of Unit
6 to the temporary tank. We will conduct transferring to the temporary
tank appropriately.
- At 2:04 pm on February 23, 2012, we started to transfer accumulated
water from underground floor of turbine building of Unit 2 to the
centralized radiation waste treatment facility.
- At 9:18 am on January 31, 2012, we started transporting the sub-drain
water of Unit 6 to the temporary conservation tank.
- At 8:21 am on February 24, as the gradual decline in the treated water
amount was observed in the second Cesium Adsorption Apparatus, its
operation was temporarily suspended to implement the washing of the
filter. At 10:30 am on the same day, the operation was restated and
designed water flow (approx. 36.0m3/h) was achieved at 10:32 am.