Hamaoka nuclear power plant

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant is a shelved nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Japan.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1976[1] 2009[1] 540 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-4[1] Chubu Electric Power CO INC [100%][1] Chubu Electric Power CO INC[1]
2 Retired[2] 1978[2] 2009[2] 840 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] BWR-4[2] Chubu Electric Power CO INC [100%][2] Chubu Electric Power CO INC[2]
3 Mothballed[3] 1987[3] 1100 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-5[3] Chubu Electric Power CO INC [100%][3] Chubu Electric Power CO INC[3]
4 Mothballed[4] 1993[4] 1137 MW[4] Boiling water reactor[4] BWR-5[4] Chubu Electric Power CO INC [100%][4] Chubu Electric Power CO INC[4]
5 Mothballed[5] 2005[5] 1380 MW[5] Boiling water reactor[5] ABWR[5] Chubu Electric Power CO INC [100%][5] Chubu Electric Power CO INC[5]
6 Shelved[6][7] 1400 MW[8] Boiling water reactor[9] ABWR[8] Chubu Electric Power CO INC [100%][8] Chubu Electric Power CO INC[8]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 June 10, 1971[1] June 20, 1974[1] August 13, 1974[1] March 17, 1976[1] January 30, 2009[1]
2 June 14, 1974[2] March 28, 1978[2] May 4, 1978[2] November 29, 1978[2] January 30, 2009[2]
3 April 18, 1983[3] November 21, 1986[3] January 20, 1987[3] August 28, 1987[3]
4 October 13, 1989[4] December 2, 1992[4] January 27, 1993[4] September 3, 1993[4]
5 July 12, 2000[5] March 23, 2004[5] April 30, 2004[5] January 18, 2005[5]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 516 MW[1] 516 MW[1] 1593 MWt[1]
2 814 MW[2] 814 MW[2] 2436 MWt[2]
3 1056 MW[3] 1056 MW[3] 3293 MWt[3]
4 1092 MW[4] 1092 MW[4] 3293 MWt[4]
5 1325 MW[5] 1325 MW[5] 3926 MWt[5]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Omaezaki, Japan[10] 34.6235, 138.1421 (exact)
2 Omaezaki, Japan[10] 34.6235, 138.1421 (exact)
3 Omaezaki, Japan[10] 34.6235, 138.1421 (exact)
4 Omaezaki, Japan[10] 34.6235, 138.1421 (exact)
5 Omaezaki, Japan[10] 34.6235, 138.1421 (exact)
6 Omaezaki, Japan[8] 34.6231, 138.1442 (exact)

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Background

Units 1 and 2 of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant were shut down in 2001 and 2004 respectively for safety-related upgrades and remained shut down following the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake. In 2008, Chubu Electric decided to build a new reactor (Unit 6) instead of repairing units 1 and 2 because repairing the first two units to the current seismic standards would be more expensive than replacing them with a new reactor. Unit 6 was planned to start operating in 2020, but after the Fukushima disaster in 2011, construction was deferred until 2016. As of April 2024, no further developments have been made. Units 3-5 suspended operation in 2011 as part of the nationwide reactor shutdown in response to the Fukushima nuclear accident.[6]

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