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Click here to view an overview map of Nuclear Power Plants in Japan.
There are currently 53 operating nuclear power plants in Japan. The ten FEPC member companies own and operate 49 Light Water Reactors (LWR). Three more LWRs are operated by the private company Japan Atomic Power Corporation (JAPC) and the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor (a prototype) is run by the semi-governmental organization Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC). There are also three more nuclear plants currently under construction, as well as another six that are in advanced planning stages. One of those reactors in the planning stage will be owned and operated by another semi-private corporation, The Electric Power Development Co, Inc. (EPDC). Two reactors in Japan, JAPC's Tokai and JNC's Fugen ATR have been permanently closed.
Below is each power plant's individual information (as of March 31, 2003):
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Name of Plant |
Unit Number |
Company |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
Type of Reactor |
Start |
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1 |
Tomari |
1 |
Hokkaido |
579 |
PWR |
1989.6 |
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2 |
579 |
PWR |
1991.4 |
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2 |
Onagawa |
1 |
Tohoku |
524 |
BWR |
1984.6 |
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2 |
825 |
BWR |
1995.7 |
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3 |
825 |
BWR |
2002.1 |
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3 |
Fukushima Daiichi |
1 |
Tokyo |
460 |
BWR |
1971.3 |
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2 |
784 |
BWR |
1974.7 |
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3 |
784 |
BWR |
1976.3 |
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4 |
784 |
BWR |
1978.10 |
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5 |
784 |
BWR |
1978.4 |
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6 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1979.10 |
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4 |
Fukushima Daini |
1 |
Tokyo |
1,100 |
BWR |
1982.4 |
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2 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1984.2 |
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3 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1985.6 |
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4 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1987.8 |
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5 |
Kashiwazaki Kariwa |
1 |
Tokyo |
1,100 |
BWR |
1985.9 |
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2 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1990.9 |
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3 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1993.8 |
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4 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1994.8 |
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5 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1990.4 |
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6 |
1,356 |
ABWR |
1996.11 |
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7 |
1,356 |
ABWR |
1997.7 |
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6 |
Hamaoka |
1 |
Chubu |
540 |
BWR |
1976.3 |
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2 |
840 |
BWR |
1978.11 |
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3 |
1,100 |
BWR |
1987.8 |
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4 |
1,137 |
BWR |
1993.9 |
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7 |
Shika |
1 |
Hokuriku |
540 |
BWR |
1993.7 |
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8 |
Mihama |
1 |
Kansai |
340 |
PWR |
1970.11 |
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2 |
500 |
PWR |
1972.7 |
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3 |
826 |
PWR |
1976.12 |
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9 |
Takahama |
1 |
Kansai |
826 |
PWR |
1974.11 |
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2 |
826 |
PWR |
1975.11 |
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3 |
870 |
PWR |
1985.1 |
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4 |
870 |
PWR |
1985.6 |
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10 |
Ohi |
1 |
Kansai |
1,175 |
PWR |
1979.3 |
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2 |
1,175 |
PWR |
1979.12 |
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3 |
1,180 |
PWR |
1991.12 |
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4 |
1,180 |
PWR |
1993.2 |
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11 |
Shimane |
1 |
Chugoku |
460 |
BWR |
1974.3 |
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2 |
820 |
BWR |
1989.2 |
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12 |
Ikata |
1 |
Shikoku |
566 |
PWR |
1977.9 |
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2 |
566 |
PWR |
1982.3 |
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3 |
890 |
PWR |
1994.12 |
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13 |
Genkai |
1 |
Kyushu |
559 |
PWR |
1975.10 |
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2 |
559 |
PWR |
1981.3 |
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3 |
1,180 |
PWR |
1994.3 |
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4 |
1,180 |
PWR |
1997.7 |
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14 |
Sendai |
1 |
Kyushu |
890 |
PWR |
1984.7 |
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2 |
890 |
PWR |
1985.11 |
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15 |
Tokai Daini |
|
Japan Atomic Power Co. |
1,100 |
BWR |
1978.11 |
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16 |
Tsuruga |
1 |
Japan Atomic Power Co. |
357 |
BWR |
1970.3 |
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2 |
1,160 |
PWR |
1987.2 |
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Total |
52 Units |
45,742 MW |
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| |
Higashi-Dori |
1 |
Tohoku |
1,100 |
BWR |
2005.7 |
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Hamaoka |
5 |
Chubu |
1,380 |
ABWR |
2005.1 |
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Shika |
2 |
Hokuriku |
1,358 |
ABWR |
2006.3 |
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Total |
3 Units |
3,838 MW |
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| |
Maki |
1 |
Tohoku |
825 |
BWR |
2012 |
| |
Ohma |
1 |
EPDC |
1,383 |
ABWR |
2009.7 |
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Shimane |
3 |
Chugoku |
1,373 |
ABWR |
2010.3 |
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Tomari |
3 |
Hokkaido |
912 |
PWR |
2008.12 |
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Kaminoseki |
1 |
Chugoku |
1,373 |
ABWR |
2012 |
| |
2 |
Chugoku |
1,373 |
ABWR |
2015 |
| |
Tsuruga |
3 |
Japan Atomic Power Co. |
1,538 |
APWR |
2011 |
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4 |
Japan Atomic Power Co. |
1,538 |
APWR |
After 2011 |
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Total |
8 Units |
10,315 MW |
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Closure |
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Tokai |
Japan Atomic Power Co. |
166 |
GCR |
1998.3 |
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Fugen |
Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute |
165 |
ATR prototype |
2003.3 |
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Monju |
Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute |
280 |
FBR prototype |
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Note: |
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EPDC |
= Electric Power Development Co, Inc. |
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PWR |
= Pressurized Water Reactor |
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BWR |
= Boiling Water Reactor |
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ABWR |
= Advanced Boiling Water Reactor |
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APWR |
= Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor |
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GCR |
= Gas Cooled Reactor |
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ATR |
= Advanced Thermal Reactor |
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FBR |
= Fast Breeder Reactor |
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