Nuclear Power Plants in Japan
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Fukushima Daiichi Location: Fukushima Operator: Tokyo Electric Power Co Configuration: 1 X 460 MW, 4 X 784 MW, 1 X 1,100 MW BWR Operation: 1971-1979 Reactor supplier: GE, Hitachi T/G supplier: GE, Hitachi, Toshiba EPC: Ebasco, Taihei Dengyo Kaisha, Kajima, Hiitachi, Toshiba Quick facts: This was among the world's largest power stations at completion. The Unit-6 turbine internals were changed out by Toshiba ca 2009.
Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd |
Fukushima Daiichi
Photograph courtesy Air Photo Service |
Fukushima Daini Location: Fukushima Operator: Tokyo Electric Power Co Configuration: 4 X 1,100 MW BWR Operation: 1982-1987 Reactor supplier: Hitachi T/G supplier: GE, Hitachi, Toshiba EPC: Kajima, Hiitachi, Toshiba, Takenaka, Shimizu Quick facts: Fukushima Daini was also damaged by the Miyagi Sendai Earthquake and tsunami on 11 Mar 2011.
Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd
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Genkai Location: Saga Operator: Kyushu Electric Power Co Configuration: 2 X 559 MW, 2 X 1,180 MW PWR Operation: 1975-1997 Reactor supplier: MHI T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries Inc, Obayashi Gumi Co, Shimizu, Takenaka Quick facts: This site is on Genkai Point in Japan's far southwest. First onsite surveys began in Jul 1967 and the project was announced in Jun 1968. Construction began in Mar 1971 and Unit-1 went commercial in Oct 1975, followed by Unit-2 in Mar 1981. Units 3&4 got construction permits in Oct 1984. Unit-3 went commercial in Mar 1994, followed by Unit-4 in July 1997. In Nov 2009, Genaki-3 started operations with MOX fuel. Photograph courtesy of Kyushu Electric
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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 Quick facts: In Jan 2010, 16 MOX fuel assemblies were loaded into Ikata-3 and in Mar 2010, this became only the second Japanese reactor to enter full commercial service with MOX fuel. Photograph courtesy of Shikoku Electric
Power Co Ltd
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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 6&7 Location: Niigata Operator: Tokyo 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 |
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 |
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. 14yrs and 5mos later, the unit started back up on 6 May 2010. JAEA expects full commercial operation to resume in 2013 after testing. The plant uses plutonium fuel and is configured to use fissile material that can be reused as fuel.
Photograph courtesy of Institute of Advanced Energy |
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Ōi Location: Fukui Operator: Kansai Electric Power Co Configuration: 2 X 1,175 MW, 2 X 1,180 MW PWR Operation: 1979-1993 Reactor supplier: Westinghouse, MHI T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: NEWJEC, Kumagi, Obayashi, Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries, Takenaka Quick facts: This is Kansai Electric's second largest power station and the second largest nuclear power plant in Japan. The site is nearby Wakasa Bay National Park. Units 1&2 have ice condensers.
Photograph courtesy of Kansai Electric Power Co Ltd |
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 |
Sendai Location: Kagoshima Operator: Kyushu Electric Power Co Configuration: 2 X 890 MW PWR Operation: 1984-1985 Reactor supplier: MHI T/G supplier: MHI EPC: Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries, Taisei Corp Quick facts: In Jan 2011, Kyushu Electric submitted plans for an MHI, 1,590-MW APWR at Sendai for service in 2019. In Apr 2011, the company shelved the project. Photograph courtesy of Kyushu Electric
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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 |
Takahama Location: Fukui Operator: Kansai Electric Power Co Configuration: 2 X 826 MW PWR, 2 X 870 MW PWR Operation: 1974-1985 Reactor supplier: WH, MHI T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: Maeda, Hazama, Taisei, Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries Quick facts: Takahama NPP is in Oi District. Photograph courtesy of Kansai Electric Power Co |
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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
Atomic Power Co Ltd |
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
courtesy of Hokkaido Electric Power Co |
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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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 04/30/11
