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
- At 10:45 AM on September 14, we started transferring the accumulated water in Unit 4 Turbine Building basement to the Central Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility (Miscellaneous Solid Waste Volume Reduction Treatment Building [High Temperature Incinerator Building]). At 9:49 AM on September 18, the transfer was stopped. At 10:01 AM on the same day, we started transferring the accumulated water in Unit 4 Turbine Building basement to the Central Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility (Process Main Building).
- At 10:00 AM on September 18, we started transferring the accumulated water in Unit 6 Turbine Building basement to the temporary tank. At 3:00 PM on the same day, the transfer was stopped.
[Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station]
・Unit 1 to 4: Shutdown due to the earthquake.
- At 2:18 PM on September 18, the residual heat removal system was switched from (B) to (A) at Unit 3 in order to prepare for trial operation of the auxiliary system equipment of residual heat removal system (B).
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Appendix:
Past Progress (As of 3:00 pm, on September 18, 2012) (PDF 541KB)
Appendix:
Past Progress (From March 11, 2011 to December 31, 2011) (PDF 523KB)
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Revised past progress
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