Due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake which occurred on March
11th 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 17th, we have put together the roadmap towards restoration from 
the accident. By bringing the reactors and spent fuel pools to a stable 
cooling condition and mitigating the release of radioactive materials, we
will make every effort to enable evacuees to return to their homes and 
for all citizens to be able to secure a sound life.

Below is the status of TEPCO's major facilities.
*New items have been underlined
 
[Nuclear Power Station]
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: 
  Units 1 to 3: shutdown due to the earthquake 
  (Units 4 to 6: outage due to regular inspections) 

* From 11:50 am to 1:05 pm on April 18th, hoses, which were used for 
  injecting water to the reactor of Unit 1 to 3 were replaced (injecting 
  water was suspended temporarily). After restarting the pump, we have 
  confirmed no significant changes are existed with regard to the 
  operation of each pumps and plant parameters. 

* At 2:17 pm on April 18th, water spray by the concrete pumping vehicle 
  to the fuel spent pool of Unit 3 was started and finished at 3:02 pm 
  on April 18th. 

* From 9:00 am on April 18th, we conducted spraying dust inhibitor in 
  order to prevent diffusion of radioactive materials on the ground. This 
  attempt was conducted on trial basis around the Centralized Radiation 
  Waste Treatment Facility in the range of approximately 1,200 m2 and 
  finished at 2:30 pm on April 18th.
 
Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station: 
  Units 1 to 4: shutdown due to the earthquake
 
Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Station: 
  Units 1, 5, 6, 7: normal operation 
  (Units 2 to 4: outage due to regular inspection)
 
[Thermal Power Station] 
-Hirono Thermal Power Station Units 2 and 4: Shutdown due to the 
 earthquake
-Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station Unit 1: Shutdown due to the earthquake
-Kashima Thermal Power Station Unit 6: Shutdown due to the earthquake
 
[Hydro Power Station] 
-Power supply has returned to normal and facilities damaged by the 
 earthquake are now being handled in a timely manner.
 
[Impacts on Transmission Facilities] 
-Power supply has returned to normal and facilities damaged by the 
 earthquake are now being handled in a timely manner.
 
[Avoidance of further Implementation on Planned Rolling Blackouts and 
Request for Conserving Electricity Consumption] 
Currently, we are working to restore electricity supply after our nuclear
and thermal power facilities were severely damaged by 
Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou-Oki Earthquake. The widespread understanding and 
cooperation of our customers to conserve electricity have contributed to 
the improvement of this tight power supply-demand balance situation.
Amidst this backdrop, since the electricity supply will be able to 
balance with the demand for the time being, we have decided not to 
implement further rolling blackouts in principle.
However, we must sincerely ask for your continued cooperation in reducing
electricity consumption due to the possible increase in demand caused by 
warmer weather or unexpected trouble at power stations that are currently
being restored to service. In case the electricity supply-demand balance 
becomes tighter than expected, as stated, we may reluctantly restart the 
implementation of rolling blackouts. We kindly ask for your cooperation.
We will do our best to maintain this policy of avoiding further 
implementation of rolling blackouts during the summer. 

Appendix: Past Progress (PDF 143KB)
 
* Revised past progress