Fukushima-Daiichi-3, Japan

Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Permanent Shutdown
DETAILS
Reactor TypeCommercial Reactor
ProcessBWR
VendorToshiba
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 Construction28 December 1970
Criticality6 September 1974
Grid Connection26 October 1974
Commercial Operation27 March 1976
Shutdown19 May 2011
 
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life155.94 TWh
Capacity Factor Life65.3 %
WNN LinkMassive earthquake hits Japan
 
 

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