Nuclear Power Plants in Japan
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Higashidori Location: Aomori Operator: Tohoku Electric Power Co Configuration: 1 X 1,100 MW BWR Operation: 2005 Reactor supplier: Toshiba T/G supplier: Toshiba EPC: Kajima Quick facts: The construction permit for this unit was issued in Aug 1998, the first such license in Japan in a decade. Construction began in Dec 1999. The plant went commercial on 8 Dec 2005 at 1012am, about five months later than the initial schedule.
Photograph courtesy of Tohoku Electric Power Co Ltd |
Ikata Location: Ehime Operator: Shikoku Electric Power Co Configuration: 2 X 566 MW, 1 X 890 MW PWR Operation: 1975-1995 Reactor supplier: MHI T/G supplier: MHI EPC: Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries Inc, Taisei Corp, Takenaka Corp Photograph courtesy of Shikoku Electric Power Co Ltd |
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 6&7 Location: Niigata Operator: Hokuriku Electric Power Co Configuration: 2 X 1,353 MW ABWR Operation: 1996-1997 Reactor supplier: GE T/G supplier: GE, Hitachi EPC: Toshiba, Hitachi, GE , Kajima, Hazama, Kumagai Quick facts: These were the first ABWRs in the world. The site is not far from the epicenter of the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Jul 2007 offshore Chuetsu. Although no major damage was sustained, the quake exceeded the seismic design basis and was followed by an extended plant shutdown. Unit-7 restarted on 9 May 2009 and Unit-6 in Aug 2009. The site also has four 1,100-MW BWRs which in total make KK the world's largest nuclear power station.
Photograph courtesy of Hitachi Ltd |
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Mihama Location: Fukui Operator: Kansai Electric Power Co Configuration: 1 X 340 MW, 1 X 500 MW, 1 X 826 MW PWR Operation: 1970-1976 Reactor supplier: Westinghouse, MHI T/G supplier: MHI Photograph courtesy of Kansai Electric Power Co Ltd
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Monju Location: Fukui Operator: Japan Atomic Energy Agency Configuration: 1 X 280 MW FBR Operation: 1994 (criticality) Reactor supplier: multiple T/G supplier: Toshiba EPC: FBR Engineering Co, Obayashi, Taisei, Kajima Quick facts: The plant was closed after a sodium fire in 1995 and JAEA is still testing systems prior to an expected restart.
Photograph courtesy of Institute of Advanced Energy |
Onagawa Location: Miyagi Operator: Tohoku Electric Power Co Configuration: 1 X 524 MW, 2 X 825 MW BWR Operation: 1984-2002 Reactor supplier: Hitachi T/G supplier: Hitachi, Toshiba EPC: Kajima, Toshiba Quick facts: Fuel loading at Unit-2 started in Oct 1994. In Apr 2001, Tohoku Electric started up a third 275kV trunk line from the plant to the Aoba trunk line. Fuel loading at Unit-3 began in April 2001.
Photograph courtesy of World Nuclear Association |
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Shika Location: Ishikawa Operator: Hokuriku Electric Power Co Configuration: 1 X 540 MW BWR, 1 X 1,358 MW ABWR Operation: 1993-2006 Reactor supplier: Hitachi T/G supplier: Hitachi Quick facts: Shika-2 went commercial on 15 Mar 2006. Construction time from first concrete to fuel load was 43mos. Photograph courtesy of Hokuriku Electric Power Co Ltd |
Shimane Location: Shimane Operator: Chugoku Electric Power Co Configuration: 1 X 460 MW, 1 X 825 MW BWR Operation: 1974-1989 Reactor supplier: Hitachi T/G supplier: Hitachi Photograph courtesy of Chugoku Electric Power Co Ltd |
Tokai Location: Ibaraki Operator: Japan Atomic Power Co Configuration: 1 X 166 MW GCR (ret 1997), 1 X 1,100 MW BWR Operation: 1966-1978 Reactor supplier: GEC, GE T/G supplier: Parsons, GE EPC: GEC, GE, Hitachi Photograph courtesy of Japan
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Tomari Location: Hokkaido Operator: Hokkaido Electric Power Co Configuration: 2 X 579 MW PWR, 1 X 912 MW PWR Operation: 1989-2009 Reactor supplier: MHI T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: MHI Quick facts: Tomari is about 60km west of Sapporo. Shown is Unit-3 under construction in Jan 2007. The unit went commercial on 22 Dec 2009. Photograph
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Tsuruga Location: Fukui Operator: Japan Atomic Power Co Configuration: 1 X 357 MW BWR, 1 X 1,160 MW PWR Operation: 1970-1987 Reactor supplier: GE, MHI T/G supplier: GE, MHI Photograph courtesy of Japan
Atomic Power Co Ltd
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Note: see Top 100 pages for other Japanese nuclear power plants
Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 01/24/10
