TEPCO April 19th UPDATE Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station All 6 units of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have been shut down. Unit 1(Shut down) -Explosive sound and white smoke were confirmed after the big quake occurred at 3:36 pm on March 12th. It was assumed to...

Hamaoka Reactor: BWR/ABWR Location: Omaezaki City, Shizuoka Prefecture In the News: Hamaoka 1971 Construction started on Unit 1 1976 Construction started on Unit 2 1976 Commercial use began on the boiling water reactor Unit 1 1978 Commercial use began on the boiling water reactor...

Tokai Reactor: BWR Location: Tokai in the Naka District in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan In the News: Tokai 1978 Construction began on Units 1 and 2 1998 Unit 1 ceases operation 2001 Last of the nuclear fuel from Unit 1 moved off site, decommissioning plan announced and started 2003...

Tsuruga Reactor: BWR Location: Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture In the News: Tsuruga 1970 Unit 1 commissioned and began commercial use 1987 Unit 2 began commercial use 2004 Japan Atomic Power Co first submitted plans for Units 3 and 4 and were approved by the Fukui prefecture 2010 The APWR...

Genkai Reactor: PWR Location: Genkai in the Higashimatsuura District in the Saga Prefecture In the News: Genkai 1975 Construction began on Unit 1 and started commercial use 1980 Construction began on Unit 2 1981 Start of commercial use of Unit 2 began 1993 Construction began on Unit...

Ikata Reactor: PWR Location: Ikata in the Nishiuwa District in Ehime Prefecture, Japan In the News: Ikata 1977 Construction began on Unit 1 and started commercial use 1981 Construction began on Unit 2 1982 Start of commercial use of Unit 2 began 1994 Construction began on Unit 3...

Higashidori Reactor: BWR Location: Higashidōri in eastern Aomori Prefecture, on the Shimokita Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean In the News: Higashidori 2005 Construction began on Unit 1 and started commercial use 2011 Tepco began construction of its Higashidori-1 unit 1 after approval...

Onagawa Reactor: BWR Location: Onagawa in the Oshika District and Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan In the News: Onagawa 1983 Construction began on Unit 1 1984 Start of Unit 1 for commercial use 1994 Construction began on Unit 2 1995 Start of Unit 2 for commercial use ...

Fukishima Daiichi Reactor: BWR Location: Located in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan In the News: Fukushima Daiichi 1970 Construction began on Unit 1 1971 Start of Unit 1 for commercial use 1973 Construction began on Unit 2 1974...

Fukishima Daini Reactor: BWR Location: Located in the town of Naraha and Tomioka in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan In the News: Fukushima Daini 1981 Construction began on Unit 1 1982 Start of Unit 1 for commercial use 1983 Construction began on Unit 2 1984 Start...

Kashiwazaki Reactor: BWR Location: Located in the towns of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan In the News: Kashiwazaki 1984 Construction began on Unit 1 1985 Start of Unit 1 for commercial use 1989 Construction began on Unit 2 and 5 1990 Start of Unit 2 and 5 for...

Below you will find the following information on the proposed new nuclear power plants in Japan: Dedicated page per proposed new plant Schedules for new nuclear power license and construction Projections for when the plant will be online Hamaoka Shimane Tomari Shika Ohma...

Monju FBR Reactor: LMFBR Location: Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture In the News: Monju FBR 1986 Construction began on Unit 1 1994 Achieved criticality for the first time 1995 Forced shut down due to accident 2000 Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced their intention to restart the Monju...

Below you will find the following information on the proposed new nuclear power plants in Japan: Dedicated page per proposed new plant Schedules for new nuclear power license and construction Projections for when the plant will be online Ohma Shimane Unit 3

The list below is the scheduled outage list for Japan’s Nuclear Reactors: Tokyo Electric Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 1, 1,100 MW - Aug. 6, 2011 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 5, 1,100 MW - Jan. 25, 2012 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6, 1,356 MW - March 2012 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7, 1,356 MW - Aug...

Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Power Plant Name (Unit number) Reactor Supplier Reactor Type Licensed Output (MWe) Start of Commercial Operation Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.1) General Electric BWR 460 ...

Reactor: ABWR Output: 1325 MWe Location: Ōma, Aomori In the News: Ohma - 2008 - Electric Power announced a 2.5-year delay to allow for additional work to make the plant resistant to a strong earthquake - November 2014 - Expected to begin operation

Reactor: ABWR Output: 1373 MWe Location: Kashima-chou in the city of Matsue in the Shimane Prefecture In the News: Shimane Unit 3 - December 2005 - Construction begins - February 2011 - Delays due to fault with control rod drive mechanism - March 2012 - Expected start commercial operation