Details

Reactor Type Gas-Cooled Reactor (or GCR)
Model MAGNOX
Owner Japan Atomic Power Co.
Operator Japan Atomic Power Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 1 March 1961
First Criticality Tuesday, 4 May 1965
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 10 November 1965
Commercial Operation Monday, 25 July 1966
Permanent Shutdown Tuesday, 31 March 1998

Specifications

Capacity Net 137 MWe
Capacity Gross 166 MWe
Thermal Capacity 587 MWt
Design Net Capacity 159 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 (%)
1965 - - - - - - - -
1966 - - - - - - - -
1967 - - - - - - - -
1968 - - - - - - - -
1969 - - - - - - - -
1970 166 5857 862.00 66.90 59.30 - 59.30 -
1971 166 7580 996.80 86.50 75.00 - 68.60 -
1972 166 7511 980.40 85.50 73.50 - 67.20 -
1973 154 7723 973.80 88.20 72.20 70.00 72.20 66.70
1974 133 7471 930.80 85.30 79.90 71.60 79.90 68.90
1975 133 7687 953.60 87.80 81.80 73.10 81.80 70.80
1976 133 7693 966.00 87.60 82.70 74.30 82.70 72.30
1977 133 7330 913.10 83.70 80.20 75.00 78.40 73.00
1978 133 7587 960.90 86.60 82.50 75.70 82.50 74.00
1979 133 7547 973.80 86.20 83.60 76.40 83.60 74.80
1980 133 7534 961.40 85.80 82.30 77.00 82.30 75.50
1981 157 7636 967.80 87.20 85.50 77.70 70.40 75.00
1982 157 6769 846.60 77.30 76.80 77.60 61.60 73.90
1983 157 7295 933.82 83.30 78.30 77.70 67.90 73.40
1984 133 6826 881.32 77.70 78.20 77.70 75.40 73.60
1985 133 6769 859.41 77.30 76.90 77.70 73.80 73.60
1986 133 6826 865.62 77.90 76.10 77.60 74.30 73.60
1987 129 6282 809.14 71.70 71.40 77.30 71.10 73.50
1988 133 7813 1012.60 89.00 88.80 77.80 86.70 74.10
1989 159 3656 460.10 41.70 50.30 76.30 33.00 71.90
1990 133 7020 899.52 80.10 78.40 76.40 78.80 72.20
1991 129 6962 899.52 79.50 78.80 76.50 79.00 72.40
1992 159 8188 1050.45 93.20 93.40 77.30 75.20 72.60
1993 159 1427 184.56 16.30 30.00 75.20 13.20 69.80
1994 137 4959 631.09 56.60 56.00 74.40 52.60 69.20
1995 137 6385 832.59 72.90 71.60 74.30 69.40 69.20
1996 137 8784 1175.13 100.00 100.00 75.20 97.60 70.20
1997 137 7460 953.99 85.20 81.80 75.50 79.50 70.50
1998 137 2152 294.18 100.00 100.00 75.70 99.80 70.80

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Japan

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