Based on the Restoration Plan (submitted and published on January 31, 2012) prepared in accordance with the Nuclear Operator Emergency Action Plan, Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station is now proceeding with restoration of facilities for maintaining cold shutdown of the station. We report the restoration progress status at the end of June 2012 as shown below:

1. Progress Status of the Restoration Plan
The restoration work for Unit 1-3 is proceeding steadily. On May 17, 2012, the restoration (permanent installation) of the equipments/facilities necessary to maintain cold shutdown state has been completed for Unit 4. The internal inspection after the permanent installation of equipments/facilities has also been completed. An interim progress report was created and submitted to the government on May 31 (As mentioned in the press release issued on May 31, 2012).

- % in the chart shows the progress rate of restoration work as per the Restoration Plan (Up to the permanent installation) as of the end of June 2012. % in ( ) shows the progress rate of the previous monthly report. See Appendix 1 for details.
- At the internal inspection after the permanent installation, the equipments subject to the Restoration Plan will be tested (for each unit).
Note: For Unit 3, the rate is the same as the previous month because there was no change in each step. However, the restoration tasks are proceeding steadily.

2. Major Progresses Based on the Restoration Plan (June 2012)

Installation of Unit 1 Reactor Building seismometers
Newly manufactured seismometers*1 (12 including 4 damaged by the Tsunami accompanying the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake) have been installed in Unit 1 Reactor Building on June 13. [See Appendix 1 and 2] A function check will be performed to complete the permanent installation.

Function checks of Unit 1-2 Reactor Component Cooling System (A System)
The electric motors of Unit 1-2 reactor component cooling system*2 (A system) damaged by the Tsunami accompanying the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake have been fixed and moved back on the basement of the Seawater Heat Exchanger Building on June 13 (Installation completed). Test operation using the temporary power supply and cables was completed on June 19 and no problem was found as a result. [See Appendix 1 and 2] The permanent power panels and cables will be installed.

3. Other Major Progresses (June 2012)

Deployment of an air-cooled gas turbine power supply car
An air-cooled gas turbine power supply car (rating capacity: 4,500kVA) has been deployed
as a power supply facility in addition to the existing power supply car deployed as an
emergency safety measure (June 25, 2012). The newly deployed air-cooled gas turbine
power supply car will contribute to the enhanced reliability of power supply in emergencies
such as station blackouts. Another air-cooled gas turbine power supply car will be deployed
by the end of this fiscal year. [See Appendix 3-1]

Inspection of the equipments necessary for Unit 4 reactor fuel removal
From the perspective of simplified equipment maintenance, the fuel loaded in the reactor is moved to the spent fuel pool after the soundness inspection of the equipments necessary for opening the reactor and moving the fuel*3 is completed. (Press release issued on January 31, 2012)
As for Unit 4, the permanent installation of equipments/facilities necessary to maintain cold shutdown state was completed on May 17, 2012. The inspection of the equipments necessary for fuel removal has been completed on June 26, 2012 and the soundness of these equipments has been confirmed on July 2, 2012. [See Appendix 3-2]

In accordance with the four points to consider*4 specified by the Nuclear Safety Commission when the cancellation of a nuclear emergency situation was declared, TEPCO is committed to continuously pursuing the measures for restoration from nuclear emergency and further reliability improvement.
As for the consideration point 4, the systems subject to the measures were selected at the end of March 2012. We are currently in the process of assessing impact on the selected systems.

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Appendixes
1: Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station: Progress Status Based on the Restoration Plan (As of the End of June 2012) (PDF 104KB)
2: < Photos > Major Progress Statuses Based on the Restoration Plan (June 2012) (PDF 41.8KB)
- Installation of Unit 1 Reactor Building seismometers
- Function checks of Unit 1-2 Reactor Component Cooling System (A System)
3-1: < Photos > Other Major Progresses (June 2012) (PDF 80.1KB)
- Deployment of an air-cooled gas turbine power supply car
3-2: < Photos > Other Major Progresses (June 2012) (PDF 92.8KB)
- Inspection of the equipments necessary for Unit 4 reactor fuel removal
4: < Photos > Other Topics (June 2012) (PDF 249KB)
-Current statuses of Unit 1-4 Seawater Heat Exchanger Building

*¹Seismometer
Sends a scram (to quickly insert the control rods in the case of emergency reactor shutdown) signal when a large earthquake occurs during operation
*² Reactor component cooling system
System which circulates the cooling water (pure water) used for cooling the components (pump bearing, heat exchanger, etc.) in the Reactor Building
*³ Equipments necessary for opening the reactor and moving the fuel
Overhead traveling crane, fuel handling machine, spent fuel storage rack and spent fuel pool
*⁴ Four points to consider specified by Nuclear Safety Commission
On December 26, 2011, the Nuclear Safety Commission submitted a proposal to the Prime Minster that the cancellation of a nuclear emergency situation of the TEPCO Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station is allowed to be declared, along with four points to consider for the issuance of the declaration. On January 11, 2012, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issued instructions to observe the consideration points when preparing and implementing the Restoration Plan for Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station.

1. Part of the facilities at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station is temporary installation, to which appropriate maintenance should be provided. The dependence rate of the temporary installation should be reduced according to a plan.
2. The safety facilities for part of the residual heat removal systems have not yet been recovered, to which appropriate management should be provided according to the situation until the restoration of these facilities. In preparing for natural disasters and other incidents, all possible measures should be taken to ensure safety.
3. Thorough safety management including the safety of workers should be implemented.
4. Based on the past pressure and temperature records before cold shutdown that showed abnormal values different from those during a regular period, impacts of these elements on the facilities should be considered.