Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1971[1] 2011[1] – 460 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-3[1] Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[1] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[1]
2 Retired[2] 1974[2] 2011[2] – 784 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-4[2] Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[2] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[2]
3 Retired[3] 1976[3] 2011[3] – 784 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-4[3] Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[3] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[3]
4 Retired[4] 1978[4] 2011[4] – 784 MW[4] Boiling water reactor[4] BWR-4[4] Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[4] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[4]
5 Retired[5] 1978[5] 2013[5] – 784 MW[5] Boiling water reactor[5] BWR-4[5] Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[5] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[5]
6 Retired[6] 1979[6] 2013[6] – 1100 MW[6] Boiling water reactor[6] BWR-5[6] Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[6] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[6]
7 Cancelled[7] – – 2014[7] 1380 MW[8] Advanced boiling water reactor[8] unknown Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[8] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[8]
8 Cancelled[7] – – 2014[7] 1380 MW[8] Advanced boiling water reactor[8] unknown Tokyo Electric Power Co [100%] (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[8] Tokyo Electric Power (東京電力ホールディングス株式会社)[8]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 July 25, 1967[1] October 10, 1970[1] November 17, 1970[1] March 26, 1971[1] May 19, 2011[1]
2 June 9, 1969[2] May 10, 1973[2] December 24, 1973[2] July 18, 1974[2] May 19, 2011[2]
3 December 28, 1970[3] September 6, 1974[3] October 26, 1974[3] March 27, 1976[3] May 19, 2011[3]
4 February 12, 1973[4] January 28, 1978[4] February 24, 1978[4] October 12, 1978[4] May 19, 2011[4]
5 May 22, 1972[5] August 26, 1977[5] September 22, 1977[5] April 18, 1978[5] December 17, 2013[5]
6 October 26, 1973[6] March 9, 1979[6] May 4, 1979[6] October 24, 1979[6] December 17, 2013[6]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 439 MW[1] 439 MW[1] 1380 MWt[1]
2 760 MW[2] 760 MW[2] 2381 MWt[2]
3 760 MW[3] 760 MW[3] 2381 MWt[3]
4 760 MW[4] 760 MW[4] 2381 MWt[4]
5 760 MW[5] 760 MW[5] 2381 MWt[5]
6 1067 MW[6] 1067 MW[6] 3293 MWt[6]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)
2 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)
3 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)
4 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)
5 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)
6 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)
7 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)
8 Futaba County, Fukushima, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627084111/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=377. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627080230/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=389. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627093402/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=334. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627074339/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=340. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20211114180717/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=341. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627085508/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=342. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111001333/https://www.rolandberger.com/publications/publication_pdf/roland_berger_nuclear_worldwide_20140402.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 (PDF) https://www.psi.ch/sites/default/files/import/emug/Emug2011EN/EMUG2011_fukushima.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 https://goo.gl/maps/izXTiKu9mcgkAzDt5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)