Japan Atomic Power Company

Japan Atomic Power Company
Type Private company
Genre Power Generation
Founded 1957
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Revenue ¥156,811 million (2006)
Total assets ¥625,400 million
Website www.japc.co.jp

The Japan Atomic Power Company (日本原子力発電 Nihon Genshiryoku Hatuden?, JAPC) is a company initially formed to jump start the commercial use of nuclear power in Japan, and currently operates two different sites. According to the official web site, JAPC is "the only power company in Japan solely engaged in nuclear energy".[1]

JAPC owns both units at the Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant and the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant with plans to expand at Tsuruga.

The company is jointly owned by Japan's major electric utilities: The Tokyo Electric Power Company (28.23%), Kansai Electric Power (18.54%), Chubu Electric Power (15.12%), Hokuriku Electric Power Company (13.05%), Tohoku Electric Power (6.12%), and Electric Power Development Company (J-Power) (5.37%).

Accidents

On 11 March 2011 several nuclear reactors in Japan were badly damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant lost external electric power, experienced the failure of one of its two cooling pumps, and two of its three emergency power generators. External electric power could only be restored two days after the earthquake.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Corporate Overview". Japan Atomic Power Company. http://www.japc.co.jp/english/company/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
  2. ^ "Cooling system pump stops at Tokai No.2 plant-Kyodo; Energy & Oil; Reuters". af.reuters.com. 2011. http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFTKG00708120110313. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Tokai No.2 nuke plant cooling process working - operator | Reuters". uk.reuters.com. 2011. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/13/uk-japan-quake-tokai-idUKTRE72C2RL20110313. Retrieved 13 March 2011. "Japan Atomic Power said Monday that the cooling process was working at its Tokai No.2 nuclear power plant's reactor although two of the three diesel power generators used for cooling were out of order." 
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