Onagawa nuclear power plant

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Onagawa nuclear power plant is a mothballed nuclear power plant in Oshika County, Japan.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1984[1] 2018[1] 524 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-4[1] Tohoku Electric Power CO INC[1] Tohoku Electric Power CO INC[1]
2 Mothballed[2] 1995[3] 825 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-5[3] Tohoku Electric Power CO INC[3] Tohoku Electric Power CO INC[3]
3 Mothballed[4] 2002[4] 825 MW[4] Boiling water reactor[4] BWR-5[4] Tohoku Electric Power CO INC[4] Tohoku Electric Power CO INC[4]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 July 8, 1980[1] October 18, 1983[1] November 18, 1983[1] June 1, 1984[1] December 21, 2018[1]
2 April 12, 1991[3] November 2, 1994[3] December 23, 1994[3] July 28, 1995[3]
3 January 23, 1998[4] April 26, 2001[4] May 30, 2001[4] January 30, 2002[4]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 498 MW[1] 498 MW[1] 1593 MWt[1]
2 796 MW[3] 796 MW[3] 2436 MWt[3]
3 796 MW[4] 796 MW[4] 2436 MWt[4]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Oshika County, Japan[5] 38.3987, 141.5003 (exact)[5]
2 Oshika County, Japan[5] 38.3987, 141.5003 (exact)[5]
3 Oshika County, Japan[5] 38.3987, 141.5003 (exact)[5]

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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://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=347. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.jaif.or.jp/en/npps/737. {{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 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=382. {{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 https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=385. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://goo.gl/maps/sYmHY2tezHpBrt9U7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)