Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6, Japan

Overview
CURRENT STATUS
Operable
DETAILS
Reactor TypeCommercial Reactor
ProcessBWR
VendorHitachi/General Electric/Toshiba
OwnerTokyo Electric Power Co.,Inc.
ModelABWR
OperatorTokyo Electric Power Co.,Inc.
Capacity Net1315 MWe
Capacity Gross1356 MWe
Capacity Thermal3926 MWt
 
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction3 November 1992
Criticality18 December 1995
Grid Connection29 January 1996
Commercial Operation7 November 1996
 
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life133.58 TWh
Capacity Factor Life69.7 %
WNN LinkMassive earthquake hits Japan
 
 

Tokyo Electric Power Co's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. [Image: TEPCO]