Fukushima-Daiichi-4, Japan

Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Permanent Shutdown
DETAILS
Reactor TypeCommercial Reactor
ProcessBWR
VendorHitachi
OwnerTokyo Electric Power Co.,Inc.
ModelBWR-4
OperatorTokyo Electric Power Co.,Inc.
Capacity Net760 MWe
Capacity Gross784 MWe
Capacity Thermal2381 MWt
 
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction12 February 1973
Criticality28 January 1978
Grid Connection24 February 1978
Commercial Operation12 October 1978
Shutdown19 May 2011
 
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life154.3 TWh
Capacity Factor Life70 %
WNN LinkMassive earthquake hits Japan
 
 

Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. [Image: TEPCO]