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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	Mar.26.1971
Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.2)	General Electric	BWR	784	Jul.18.1974
Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.3)	Toshiba	BWR	784	Mar.27.1976
Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.4)	Hitachi	BWR	784	Oct.12.1978
Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.5)	Toshiba	BWR	784	Apr.18.1978
Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.6)	General Electric	BWR	1100	Oct.24.1979
Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.7)	Proposed TBD	ABWR	1380	October 2016
Fukushima Daiichi (Unit.8)	Proposed TBD	ABWR	1380	October 2017

Since September 2010, Unit 3 has been fueled by mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel, rather than the low enriched uranium (LEU) used in the other reactors. Units 1–5 were built with Mark I type (light bulb torus) containment structures; Unit 6 has a Mark II type (over/under) containment structure.