Takaham 1 shut down on 10 January 2011 and is in the process of seeking clearance to restart, after the introduction of new regulatory requirements in 2013 by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority.

Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model M (3-loop)
Owner Kansai Electric Power Co.
Operator Kansai Electric Power Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 25 April 1970
First Criticality Thursday, 14 March 1974
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 27 March 1974
Commercial Operation Thursday, 14 November 1974
Long-term Shutdown Monday, 10 January 2011
Restart Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Specifications

Capacity Net 780 MWe
Capacity Gross 826 MWe
Thermal Capacity 2440 MWt
Design Net Capacity 780 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
1974 780 4392 2660.40 94.00 94.00 94.00 92.80 92.80
1975 780 6938 4980.40 79.20 72.80 75.80 72.90 75.70
1976 780 4900 3170.10 55.80 46.20 62.10 46.30 62.10
1977 780 569 383.80 6.50 5.60 44.30 5.60 44.30
1978 780 4088 2762.50 46.70 40.40 43.40 40.40 43.40
1979 780 2269 1648.90 25.90 24.10 39.70 24.10 39.60
1980 780 3604 2705.10 41.00 39.40 39.60 39.50 39.60
1981 780 5180 3990.20 59.10 58.30 42.20 58.40 42.20
1982 780 5085 3872.10 58.00 56.50 44.00 56.70 44.00
1983 780 7403 5716.20 84.50 83.70 48.30 83.70 48.30
1984 780 4586 3537.44 52.20 51.40 48.60 51.60 48.60
1985 780 6473 5000.77 73.90 72.80 50.80 73.20 50.80
1986 780 6507 5070.31 74.30 73.90 52.70 74.20 52.80
1987 780 6148 4701.39 70.20 70.20 54.00 68.80 54.00
1988 780 5351 4147.13 60.90 60.90 54.50 60.50 54.40
1989 780 6311 4877.26 72.00 72.00 55.60 71.40 55.60
1990 780 8002 6265.50 91.40 90.80 57.80 91.70 57.80
1991 780 6202 4795.05 70.80 68.20 58.40 70.20 58.50
1992 780 6051 4644.96 68.90 67.60 58.90 67.80 59.00
1993 780 4458 3299.67 50.90 48.40 58.40 48.30 58.50
1994 780 5146 4024.04 58.70 58.80 58.40 58.90 58.50
1995 780 8485 6585.13 96.90 96.00 60.20 96.40 60.30
1996 780 4331 3358.80 49.30 48.80 59.70 49.00 59.80
1997 780 6000 4674.40 68.50 68.10 60.00 68.40 60.10
1998 780 8760 6856.82 100.00 100.00 61.70 100.40 61.80
1999 780 7291 5704.24 83.20 83.20 62.50 83.50 62.70
2000 780 7716 6008.07 87.80 87.40 63.50 87.70 63.60
2001 780 7731 6005.80 88.20 87.60 64.40 87.90 64.50
2002 780 7749 6056.31 88.50 88.40 65.20 88.60 65.40
2003 780 7637 6247.16 87.20 87.20 66.00 91.40 66.30
2004 780 6785 5539.92 77.20 77.20 66.40 80.90 66.80
2005 780 7659 6222.49 87.40 87.10 67.00 91.10 67.50
2006 780 7811 6347.13 89.20 89.20 67.70 92.90 68.30
2007 780 7399 6012.94 84.50 84.20 68.20 88.00 68.90
2008 780 6077 4935.75 69.20 68.80 68.20 72.00 69.00
2009 780 7193 5870.09 82.10 81.70 68.60 85.90 69.50
2010 780 8760 7193.46 100.00 100.00 69.50 105.30 70.50
2011 780 226 183.43 0.00 0.00 69.50 0.00 70.50
2012 - - - - - - - -
2013 - - - - - - - -
2014 - - - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - - - -
2016 - - - - - - - -
2017 - - - - - - - -
2018 - - - - - - - -
2019 - - - - - - - -
2020 - - - - - - - -
2021 - - - - - - - -
2022 - - - - - - - -
2023 780 3633 2936.11 99.60 99.10 69.80 103.20 70.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Japan

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