Higashi Dori 1 shut down on 11 March 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 BWR-5
Owner Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc
Operator Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc

Timeline

Construction Start Tuesday, 7 November 2000
First Criticality Monday, 24 January 2005
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 9 March 2005
Commercial Operation Thursday, 8 December 2005
Long-term Shutdown Friday, 11 March 2011

Specifications

Capacity Net 1067 MWe
Capacity Gross 1100 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3293 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1067 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 (%)
2005 1067 3536 2749.61 77.40 100.00 100.00 76.90 76.90
2006 1067 8760 9269.32 100.00 99.70 99.80 99.20 97.40
2007 1067 5827 6150.83 66.50 66.20 83.60 65.80 82.30
2008 1067 5947 6274.76 67.70 67.30 78.30 67.00 77.30
2009 1067 6696 7064.53 76.40 76.00 77.80 75.60 76.90
2010 1067 8760 9298.98 100.00 100.00 82.20 99.50 81.30
2011 1067 865 911.00 9.90 9.80 70.30 9.80 69.60
2012 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.30 0.00 59.70
2013 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 52.90 0.00 52.30
2014 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.00 0.00 46.60
2015 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.40 0.00 42.00
2016 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 38.60 0.00 38.20
2017 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.40 0.00 35.00
2018 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 32.70 0.00 32.30
2019 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.40 0.00 30.00
2020 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 28.30 0.00 28.00
2021 1067 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.60 0.00 26.30

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Japan

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