TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.

June 10, 2014

Application for Examination as to Compliance of Higashidori Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 with New Regulatory Standards

We have submitted a plan for expansion, etc. to the governments of Aomori Prefecture and the Higashidori Village in order to obtain their prior approval before applying for evaluation of conformity to the new regulatory requirements for Unit 1 of the Higashidori Nuclear Power Station, based on Chapter 3 of the letter of agreement on security and environmental conservation in the proximity of areas around the Higashidori Nuclear Power Station ("Security Agreement"), and obtained their prior approval on June 9.
Today, pursuant to "the Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors", we submitted to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) the application for permission for changes in reactor installation, approval for construction plans and approval for changes in the technical specification for nuclear reactor facility, to receive the regulatory standard compliance examination of the Higashidori Nuclear Power Station Unit 1.

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