Tsuruga nuclear power plant
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Tsuruga nuclear power plant is a shelved nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan.
Project Details
Table 1: Unit-level project details for Tsuruga nuclear power plant
| Unit name | Status | Commissioning year | Retirement year | Nameplate capacity | Reactor type | Model | Owner | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retired[1] | 1970[1] | 2015[1] | 357 MW[1] | Boiling water reactor[1] | BWR-2[1] | Japan Atomic Power CO [100%][1] | Japan Atomic Power CO[1] |
| 2 | Mothballed[2] | 1987[3] | – | 1160 MW[3] | Pressurized water reactor[3] | M (4-loop)[3] | Japan Atomic Power CO [100%][3] | Japan Atomic Power CO[3] |
| 3 | Shelved[4] | – | – | 1538 MW[4] | Pressurized water reactor[5] | Mitsubishi advanced pressurized water reactor (APWR)[4] | Japan Atomic Power CO [100%][6] | Japan Atomic Power CO[6] |
| 4 | Shelved[4] | – | – | 1538 MW[4] | Pressurized water reactor[5] | Mitsubishi advanced pressurized water reactor (APWR)[4] | Japan Atomic Power CO [100%][7] | Japan Atomic Power CO[7] |
Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Tsuruga nuclear power plant
| Unit name | Construction start | First criticality (more info) | First grid connection | Commercial operation | Retirement date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 24, 1966[1] | October 3, 1969[1] | November 16, 1969[1] | March 14, 1970[1] | April 27, 2015[1] |
| 2 | November 6, 1982[3] | May 28, 1986[3] | June 19, 1986[3] | February 17, 1987[3] | – |
Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Tsuruga nuclear power plant
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| Unit name | Reference net capacity | Design net capacity | Thermal capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 340 MW[1] | 341 MW[1] | 1070 MWt[1] |
| 2 | 1108 MW[3] | 1115 MW[3] | 3411 MWt[3] |
Location
Table 4: Unit-level location details for Tsuruga nuclear power plant
| Unit name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsuruga, Japan[8] | 35.7506, 136.0197 (exact) |
| 2 | Tsuruga, Japan[2] | 35.7506, 136.0197 (exact) |
| 3 | Tsuruga, Japan[6] | 35.7506, 136.0197 (exact) |
| 4 | Tsuruga, Japan[7] | 35.7506, 136.0197 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the nuclear power plant:
Background
In March 2010, Unit 1 of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant was granted a license extension by the local government to operate until 2016 in order to bridge the gap before Units 3 and 4 came online. In March 2015, Japan Atomic Power (JAPC) announced it would decommission Unit 1 of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant. This followed the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry’s (METI's) Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) revision of accounting provisions regarding decommissioning costs, made in order to encourage older and smaller units to be permanently shut down.[4]
Unit 2 of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant suspended operation as part of the nationwide reactor shutdown following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Since December 2012, the NRA has been investigating a fault zone directly below Unit 2 that could be seismically active. In November 2015, JAPC submitted an application to restart the unit, but it is still under review.[4]
Japan Atomic Power first submitted plans for Units 3 and 4 of the Tsuruga nuclear plant to the Nuclear & Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) in 2004. Based on new geological data, JAPC submitted a revised construction application to NISA on October 2009. The approval process was expected to take two years but was passed to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). The construction of Units 3 and 4 was planned to start in late 2010 and be commissioned in March 2016. Since the nationwide reactor shutdown in response to the 2011 Fukushima disaster, construction has been deferred. The investigation of possible seismic activity below Unit 2 could have implications for the planning of Units 3 and 4, but they are still undergoing a final safety assessment.[4]
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 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://web.archive.org/web/20211114180748/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=355. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220429000856/https://www.jaif.or.jp/en/npps/785. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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://web.archive.org/web/20220827172443/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=360. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20220919172503/https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-g-n/japan-nuclear-power.aspx. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220602140928/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_APWR. Archived from the original on 02 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128141607/https://www.jaif.or.jp/en/npps/787. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128141723/https://www.jaif.or.jp/en/npps/789. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221128141727/https://www.jaif.or.jp/en/npps/783. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022.
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