Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model M (2-loop)
Owner Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Operator Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 15 September 1971
First Criticality Tuesday, 28 January 1975
First Grid Connection Friday, 14 February 1975
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 15 October 1975
Permanent Shutdown Monday, 27 April 2015

Specifications

Capacity Net 529 MWe
Capacity Gross 559 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1650 MWt
Design Net Capacity 529 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 (%)
1975 529 4469 1850.60 100.00 89.20 89.20 89.10 89.10
1976 559 7022 3652.70 79.90 74.40 77.20 74.40 77.20
1977 532 7764 3785.00 88.60 83.40 79.90 81.20 79.00
1978 529 6681 3415.80 76.30 73.70 78.00 73.70 77.40
1979 531 4390 2219.80 50.10 47.70 71.00 47.70 70.50
1980 529 6772 3533.00 77.10 75.60 71.90 76.00 71.50
1981 529 5309 2739.80 60.60 58.90 69.80 59.10 69.60
1982 529 7072 3744.70 80.70 80.70 71.30 80.80 71.10
1983 529 7678 3960.50 87.60 85.40 73.00 85.50 72.80
1984 529 6072 3139.74 69.10 67.50 72.40 67.60 72.30
1985 529 6056 3089.68 69.10 66.70 71.80 66.70 71.70
1986 529 5425 2867.19 61.90 61.80 71.00 61.90 70.80
1987 529 7285 3762.71 83.20 81.10 71.80 81.20 71.70
1988 529 4743 2365.62 54.00 51.00 70.20 50.90 70.10
1989 529 4310 2183.23 49.20 47.10 68.60 47.10 68.50
1990 529 5159 2725.66 58.90 58.80 68.00 58.80 67.90
1991 529 6542 3357.54 74.70 72.40 68.20 72.40 68.20
1992 529 6397 3291.70 72.80 70.70 68.40 70.80 68.30
1993 529 5459 2797.43 62.30 60.30 68.00 60.40 67.90
1994 529 4787 2530.59 54.60 54.50 67.20 54.60 67.20
1995 529 7842 4150.96 89.50 89.40 68.30 89.60 68.30
1996 529 7829 4107.85 89.10 88.30 69.30 88.40 69.20
1997 529 6984 3653.41 79.70 78.70 69.70 78.80 69.70
1998 529 7057 3703.18 80.60 79.80 70.10 79.90 70.10
1999 529 6362 3305.93 72.60 71.20 70.20 71.30 70.20
2000 529 8400 4435.55 95.60 95.30 71.20 95.50 71.20
2001 529 4745 2512.27 54.20 54.10 70.50 54.20 70.50
2002 529 7097 3822.92 81.00 81.00 70.90 82.50 71.00
2003 529 6692 3622.80 76.40 76.40 71.10 78.20 71.20
2004 529 8784 4768.40 100.00 100.00 72.10 102.60 72.30
2005 529 6180 3310.78 70.60 69.70 72.00 71.40 72.30
2006 529 6891 3722.57 78.70 78.00 72.20 80.30 72.50
2007 529 7873 4299.35 89.90 89.80 72.80 92.80 73.10
2008 529 7545 4104.12 85.90 85.30 73.10 88.30 73.60
2009 529 6987 3817.41 79.80 79.10 73.30 82.40 73.90
2010 529 6988 3832.77 79.80 79.20 73.50 82.70 74.10
2011 529 8034 4425.43 91.70 91.60 74.00 95.50 74.70
2012 529 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 72.00 0.00 72.70
2013 529 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.10 0.00 70.80
2014 529 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.30 0.00 69.00
2015 529 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.80 0.00 68.40

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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