Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant

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Other names: JPDR

Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Naka County, Ibaraki, Japan.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant

Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
Retired	1965	1976	13 MW	Boiling water reactor	BWR-1	Japan Atomic Energy Agency [100%]	Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant

Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
December 1, 1960	August 22, 1963	October 26, 1963	March 15, 1965	March 18, 1976

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
12 MW	10 MW	90 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Naka County, Ibaraki, Japan	36.4568, 140.6059 (approximate)

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