Tokai nuclear power plant

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Tokai nuclear power plant is a mothballed nuclear power plant in Hitachinaka, Japan.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1966[1] 1998[1] 166 MW[1] Gas-cooled reactor[1] MAGNOX[1] Japan Atomic Power CO[1] Japan Atomic Power CO[1]
2 Mothballed[2] 1978[3] 1100 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] BWR-5[3] Japan Atomic Power CO[3] Japan Atomic Power CO[3]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 March 1, 1961[1] May 4, 1965[1] November 10, 1965[1] July 25, 1966[1] March 31, 1998[1]
2 October 3, 1973[3] January 18, 1978[3] March 13, 1978[3] November 28, 1978[3]

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 137 MW[1] 159 MW[1] 587 MWt[1]
2 1060 MW[3] 1056 MW[3] 3293 MWt[3]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Hitachinaka, Japan[4] 36.4215, 140.6028 (exact)[4]
2 Hitachinaka, Japan[4] 36.4215, 140.6028 (exact)[4]

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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=344. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.jaif.or.jp/en/npps/771. {{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=346. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://goo.gl/maps/Zd4mdYTmvjBn1y8s8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)