Shika 1 shut down on 1 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 Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
Operator Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 1 July 1989
First Criticality Friday, 20 November 1992
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 12 January 1993
Commercial Operation Friday, 30 July 1993
Long-term Shutdown Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Specifications

Capacity Net 505 MWe
Capacity Gross 540 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1593 MWt
Design Net Capacity 505 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 (%)
1993 505 6576 2834.34 100.00 99.70 99.70 99.80 99.80
1994 505 6584 3312.39 75.20 75.00 82.30 74.90 82.20
1995 505 6974 3497.23 79.60 79.00 81.00 79.00 80.90
1996 505 6848 3454.70 78.00 77.90 80.10 77.90 80.00
1997 505 8760 4431.84 100.00 100.00 84.60 100.20 84.60
1998 505 7047 3530.63 80.40 80.00 83.70 79.80 83.70
1999 505 6607 3325.67 75.40 75.40 82.40 75.20 82.40
2000 505 7462 3763.08 85.00 84.90 82.80 84.80 82.70
2001 505 8760 4427.41 100.00 100.00 84.80 100.10 84.80
2002 505 7010 3537.07 80.00 80.00 84.30 80.00 84.30
2003 505 3029 1523.80 34.60 34.60 79.50 34.40 79.50
2004 505 6958 3534.94 79.20 78.80 79.50 79.70 79.50
2005 505 8226 4203.80 93.90 100.00 81.10 95.00 80.80
2006 505 5777 2908.09 66.00 65.30 79.90 65.70 79.60
2007 505 1778 908.38 20.30 20.20 75.80 20.50 75.50
2008 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.90 0.00 70.60
2009 505 6367 3247.93 72.70 72.30 71.00 73.40 70.80
2010 505 6287 3191.56 71.80 71.10 71.00 72.20 70.90
2011 505 1416 729.57 16.20 16.10 68.00 16.50 67.90
2012 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 64.50 0.00 64.40
2013 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 61.30 0.00 61.30
2014 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 58.50 0.00 58.40
2015 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.90 0.00 55.80
2016 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 53.50 0.00 53.40
2017 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 51.30 0.00 51.20
2018 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 49.30 0.00 49.20
2019 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.40 0.00 47.40
2020 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.70 0.00 45.60
2021 505 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 44.10 0.00 44.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Japan

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