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Press Release (Mar 13,2011)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 2pm March 13th)

All 6 units of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have been shut down.
Unit 1(Shut down) 
- Reactor has been shut down. However, the unit is under inspection due 
  to the explosive sound and white smoke that was confirmed after the big 
  quake occurred at 3:36PM. 
- We have been injecting sea water and boric acid which absorbs neutron 
  into the reactor pressure vessel.
Unit 2(Shut down) 
- Reactor has been shut down and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System 
  has been injecting water to the reactor. Current reactor water level 
  is lower than normal level, but the water level is steady. After fully 
  securing safety, measures to lowering the pressure of reactor 
  containment vessel has been taken, under the instruction of the 
  national government.
Unit 3(Shut down) 
- Reactor has been shut down. However, as High Pressure Core Injection 
  System has been automatically shut down and water injection to the 
  reactor was interrupted, following the instruction by the government 
  and with fully securing safety, steps to lowering the pressure of 
  reactor containment vessel has been taken. Spraying in order to lower 
  pressure level within the reactor containment vessel has been cancelled.
- After that, safety relief valve has been opened manually, lowering the 
  pressure level of the reactor, which was immediately followed by 
  injection of boric acid water which absorbs neutron, into the reactor 
  pressure vessel.
- After that, following decrease of the water level and increase of the 
  pressure level in the reactor, injection of sea water is being 
  attempted.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage 
  inside the reactor containment vessel.
Unit 4 (shut down due to regular inspection) 
- Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to 
  ensure safety is maintained.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage 
  inside the reactor containment vessel.
Unit 5 (outage due to regular inspection) 
- Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to 
  ensure safety is maintained.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage 
  inside the reactor containment vessel.
Unit 6 (outage due to regular inspection) 
- Reactor has been shut down and sufficient level of reactor coolant to 
  ensure safety is maintained.
- Currently, we do not believe there is any reactor coolant leakage 
  inside the reactor containment vessel.
Casualty 
- 2 workers of cooperative firm were injured at the occurrence of the 
  earthquake, and were transported to the hospital.
- 1 TEPCO employee who was not able to stand by his own with his hand 
  holding left chest was transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
- 1 subcontract worker at important earthquake-proof building was 
  unconscious and transported to the hospital by an ambulance.
- The radiation exposure of 1 TEPCO employee, who was working inside the 
  reactor building, exceeded 100mSv and was transported to the hospital.
- 2 TEPCO employees felt bad during their operation in the central 
  control rooms of Unit 1 and 2 while wearing full masks, and were 
  transferred to Fukushima Daini Power Station for consultation with a 
  medical advisor. 
- 4 workers were injured and transported to the hospital after explosive 
  sound and white smoke were confirmed around the Unit 1.
- Presence of 2 TEPCO employees at the site are not confirmed
Others 
- We are currently coordinating with the relevant authorities and 
  departments as to how to cool down the water in the spent nuclear fuel 
  pool. 
- We measured radioactive materials inside of the nuclear power station 
  area (outdoor) by monitoring car and confirmed that radioactive 
  materials level is higher than ordinary level. Also, the level at 
  monitoring post is higher than ordinary level. We will continue to 
  monitor in detail the possibility of radioactive material being 
  discharged from exhaust stack or discharge canal. The national 
  government has instructed evacuation for those local residents within 
  20km radius of the periphery because it’s possible that radioactive 
  materials are discharged.
- We will continue to take all measures to restore the security of the 
  site and to monitor the environment of the site periphery. 
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