Due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake which occurred on March 11, 2011, TEPCO's facilities including our nuclear power stations have been severely damaged. We deeply apologize for the anxiety and inconvenience caused.
With regard to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, on April 17, 2011, we have compiled the roadmap towards restoration from the accident and on July 19 we accomplished the Step1 target "Radiation dose is in steady decline". Then on December 16 we confirmed the accomplishment of the Step 2 target "Release of radioactive materials is under control and radiation doses are being significantly held down".
In addition, on December 21, 2011, we have compiled the "Mid-to-long-Term Roadmap toward the Decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Units 1-4, TEPCO".
In addition to the maintenance of the plant's stable condition, we will implement Mid-to-Long Term countermeasures towards the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Units 1-4 to enable evacuees to return to their homes as soon as possible and reduce the anxiety of the people in Fukushima and the whole nation as soon as possible.
Below is the status of TEPCO's nuclear power stations (Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini).
* The updates are underlined.
[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station]
·Unit 1 to 4: Abolishment (April 19, 2012)
·Unit 5 to 6: Outage due to regular inspections before the earthquake
-After the flow rates of reactor injection water recovered to the state which fulfills the "operational requirement" stipulated by the technical specification for the nuclear reactor facility on September 13, the water injection amounts were continuously monitored. However, as the flow rates decreased again, the injection water amounts have been adjusted as below. The necessary injection water amounts are being secured for each unit.
At 4:21 PM on September 14
[Unit 1] Feed water system: Increased from 2.7m3/h to 3.0m3/h, Reactor core spray system: No change (Maintained at 2.0m3/h) (In total, increased from 4.7m3/h to 5.0m3/h)
[Unit 2] Feed water system: Increased from 1.6m3/h to 2.0m3/h, Reactor core spray system: Increased from 4.9m3/h to 5.0m3/h (In total, increased from 6.5m3/h to 7.0m3/h)
[Unit 3] Feed water system: Increased from 1.8m3/h to 2.5m3/h, Reactor core spray system: Decreased from 4.8m3/h to 4.5m3/h (In total, increased from 6.6m3/h to 7.0m3/h)
At 12:58 AM on September 15
[Unit 1] Feed water system: Increased from 2.6m3/h to 2.9m3/h, Reactor core spray system: No change (Maintained at 1.9m3/h) (In total, increased from 4.5m3/h to 4.8m3/h)
At 6:58 AM on September 15
[Unit 1] Feed water system: Increased from 2.4m3/h to 3.0m3/h, Reactor core spray system: Increased from 1.8m3/h to 2.0m3/h (In total, increased from 4.2m3/h to 5.0m3/h)
-At around 9:42 AM on September 15, a TEPCO employee on patrol found a water leakage from the screw on the outlet side of the high-pressure pump of the desalination system (reverse osmosis membrane) 3, and stopped the system manually. At 11:15 AM, the leakage was stopped. The leakage was 7m x 7m x 5mm (in the deepest area) and the leaked water was confirmed to be untreated water (before being treated by the desalination system). The surface dose rates were 0.07mSv/h (γ-ray) and 1.33mSv/h (β-ray). The leaked water remains inside the dam and has not flowed outside of the system.
[ Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station ]
·Unit 1 to 4: Shutdown due to the earthquake.
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Appendix:
Past Progress (As of 3:00 pm, on September 15, 2012) (PDF 542KB)
Appendix:
Past Progress (From March 11, 2011 to December 31, 2011) (PDF 523KB)
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Revised past progress
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