Takahama Nuclear Power Plant
| Takahama Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 Takahama Nuclear Power Plant | |
  Location of Takahama Nuclear Power Plant in Japan | |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | Takahama, Fukui Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35°31′19.17″N 135°30′14.24″E / 35.5219917°N 135.5039556°ECoordinates: 35°31′19.17″N 135°30′14.24″E / 35.5219917°N 135.5039556°E |
| Construction began | April 25, 1970 |
| Commission date | November 14, 1974 |
| Operator(s) | The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational |
2 x 826 MW 2 x 870 MW |
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Website http://www.kepco.co.jp/wakasa/takahama/takahama.html | |
The Takahama Nuclear Power Plant (高浜原子力発電所 Takahama hatsudensho, Takahama NPP) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Kansai Electric Power Company. It is on a site with an area of 1.6 km2.[1]
Reactors on Site
| Name | Reactor Type | Commission date | Power Rating | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takahama - 1 | PWR | November 14, 1974 | 826 MW | |
| Takahama - 2 | PWR | November 14, 1975 | 826 MW | |
| Takahama - 3 | PWR | January 17, 1985 | 870 MW | MOX from January 2011 |
| Takahama - 4 | PWR | June 5, 1985 | 870 MW |
History
Maintenance in 2012
On 17 February 2012, Kansai Electric Power Co. announced that on 21 February 2012 reactor no. 3 would taken off the grid for a regular checkup and maintenance. After that date, only two commercial nuclear power plants were still operating in Japan: The no. 6 reactor of TEPCO at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in prefecture Niigata, which was scheduled for checkups on 26 March 2012, and the No. 3 reactor at the Tomari plant in Hokkaido of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.; their regular maintenance was planned in late April 2012.[2][3] From 5 May until 1 July 2012, Japan had no operating nuclear power plants. In July Ōi Nuclear Power Plant units 3 and 4 became Japan's only operating nuclear power plant.
First nuclear fuel shipment since Fukushima
On 17 April 2013, a shipment of highly radioactive nuclear fuel to Japan left the port of Cherbourg in northern France, for the first time since the Fukushima disaster. The MOX shipment is destined for Kansai Electric Power Co's Takahama nuclear plant west of Tokyo. MOX fuel contains around 7% plutonium.[4]
External links
References
- ↑ 2011.03.17 (Japanese)
- ↑ The Mainichi Shimbun (18 February 2012)Another reactor to shut down, leaving only 2 units online in Japan
- ↑ JAIF (20 February 2012)Earthquake report 352: Last KEPCO nuclear reactor to be shutdown Monday
- ↑ Nuclear fuel leaves French port for Japan, first since Fukushima
