Hamaoka 5 shut down on 14 May 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 Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR)
Model ABWR
Owner Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Operator Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Timeline

Construction Start Wednesday, 12 July 2000
First Criticality Tuesday, 23 March 2004
First Grid Connection Friday, 30 April 2004
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 18 January 2005
Long-term Shutdown Saturday, 14 May 2011

Specifications

Capacity Net 1325 MWe
Capacity Gross 1380 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3926 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1325 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 (%)
2004 1325 3754 3727.56 - - - - -
2005 1325 8760 11870.42 100.00 100.00 100.00 102.20 102.20
2006 1325 2515 3385.19 28.70 28.50 62.70 29.20 64.10
2007 1212 6159 7652.74 70.30 68.60 64.60 71.00 66.30
2008 1212 6075 7516.25 69.20 68.30 65.50 70.60 67.40
2009 1212 1076 1338.27 12.30 12.20 55.10 12.60 56.70
2010 1212 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 46.10 0.00 47.40
2011 1325 2557 3353.43 29.20 29.10 43.50 29.10 44.60
2012 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 37.80 0.00 38.70
2013 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.40 0.00 34.20
2014 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 29.90 0.00 30.60
2015 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.10 0.00 27.80
2016 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.70 0.00 25.40
2017 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.80 0.00 23.30
2018 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 21.10 0.00 21.60
2019 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.60 0.00 20.10
2020 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.40 0.00 18.80
2021 1325 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.30 0.00 17.70

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Japan

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