Shimane Nuclear Power Plant

Shimane Nuclear Power Plant
Shimane NPP
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CountryJapan
Coordinates35°32′18″N 132°59′57″E / 35.53833°N 132.99917°E / 35.53833; 132.99917
StatusSuspended, pending reactivation as of 2023
Construction beganJuly 2, 1970 (1970-07-02)
Commission dateMarch 29, 1974 (1974-03-29)
OperatorChugoku Electric Power Company
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeBWR
Cooling sourceSea of Japan
Power generation
Units operational1 x 820 MW
Units under const.1 × 1,373 MW
Units decommissioned1 x 460 MW
Nameplate capacity820 MW
Capacity factor0
Annual net output0 GW·h
External links
Websitewww.energia.co.jp/atom/shimane_menu.html
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Shimane Nuclear Power Plant (島根原子力発電所, Shimane genshiryoku hatsudensho, Shimane NPP) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Kashima-chou in the city of Matsue in Shimane Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Chūgoku Electric Power Company.

This plant was once said to be the closest nuclear power plant to a prefecture capital. However, on 31 March 2005, the area of Kashima-chou merged with Matsue (it was formerly in the Yatsuka District), making it exactly the same city as the prefecture capital.

New Scientist magazine has reported that, in June 2006, a previously unknown geological fault was identified close to the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant, but it is expected to be years before the plant is strengthened.[1]

The power plant covers an area of 1.92 square kilometres (470 acres).[2]

Reactors on site

Name Reactor type Commission date Power rating Comments
Shimane-1 BWR 29 March 1974 460 MW To be decommissioned
Shimane-2 BWR 10 February 1989 820 MW Restarted on 7 December 2024[3]
Shimane-3 ABWR Under construction 1373 MW Commissioning due in March 2012, but construction suspended in 2011.[4] METI approved the restart of construction in September 2012.[5]
Aerial view, image: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan

See also

References

  1. ^ Insight: Where not to build nuclear power stations
  2. ^ Chugoku Electric Power Company (Japanese). Shimane-3 Overview Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Shimane 2 restarts after 13 years being offline". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Nuclear Power in Japan". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  5. ^ https://www.oecd-nea.org/ndd/workshops/pmnnb/presentations/docs/3.2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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