Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Futaba County, 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[1] Tokyo Electric Power CO[1]
2 Retired[2] 1974[2] 2011[2] 784 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-4[2] Tokyo Electric Power CO[2] Tokyo Electric Power CO[2]
3 Retired[3] 1976[3] 2011[3] 784 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-4[3] Tokyo Electric Power CO[3] Tokyo Electric Power CO[3]
4 Retired[4] 1978[4] 2011[4] 784 MW[4] Boiling water reactor[4] BWR-4[4] Tokyo Electric Power CO[4] Tokyo Electric Power CO[4]
5 Retired[5] 1978[5] 2013[5] 784 MW[5] Boiling water reactor[5] BWR-4[5] Tokyo Electric Power CO[5] Tokyo Electric Power CO[5]
6 Retired[6] 1979[6] 2013[6] 1100 MW[6] Boiling water reactor[6] BWR-5[6] Tokyo Electric Power CO[6] Tokyo Electric Power CO[6]
7 Cancelled[7] 2014[7] 1380 MW[8] Advanced boiling water reactor[8] unknown Tokyo Electric Power CO[8] Tokyo Electric Power CO[8]
8 Cancelled[7] 2014[7] 1380 MW[8] Advanced boiling water reactor[8] unknown Tokyo Electric Power CO[8] Tokyo Electric Power CO[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, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]
2 Futaba County, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]
3 Futaba County, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]
4 Futaba County, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]
5 Futaba County, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]
6 Futaba County, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]
7 Futaba County, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]
8 Futaba County, Japan[9] 37.4231, 141.0331 (exact)[9]

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References

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