Tokai-1, Japan

Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Permanent Shutdown
DETAILS
Reactor TypeCommercial Reactor
ProcessGCR
VendorGEC
OwnerJapan Atomic Power Co.
ModelMAGNOX
OperatorJapan Atomic Power Co.
Capacity Net137 MWe
Capacity Gross166 MWe
Capacity Thermal587 MWt
 
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction1 March 1961
Criticality4 May 1965
Grid Connection10 November 1965
Commercial Operation25 July 1966
Shutdown31 March 1998
 
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life28.19 TWh
Capacity Factor Life70.8 %
WNN LinkMassive earthquake hits Japan
 
 

Japan Atomic Power Co's (JAPCO's) Tokai nuclear power plant in Japan. [Image: JAPCO]