Tomari 1 shut down on 22 April 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 Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model M (2-loop)
Owner Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.
Operator Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 18 April 1985
First Criticality Wednesday, 16 November 1988
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 6 December 1988
Commercial Operation Thursday, 22 June 1989
Long-term Shutdown Friday, 22 April 2011

Specifications

Capacity Net 550 MWe
Capacity Gross 579 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1650 MWt
Design Net Capacity 550 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 (%)
1988 550 375 54.96 - - - - -
1989 550 7095 3607.01 100.00 99.60 99.60 99.60 99.60
1990 550 7092 3830.69 81.00 79.50 86.20 79.50 86.20
1991 550 6588 3540.38 75.20 73.50 81.10 73.50 81.10
1992 550 6780 3646.36 77.20 75.90 79.60 75.50 79.50
1993 550 8760 4795.23 100.00 100.00 84.20 99.50 84.00
1994 550 7208 3903.95 82.30 81.40 83.60 81.00 83.40
1995 550 7175 3946.25 81.90 81.80 83.40 81.90 83.20
1996 550 6920 3750.44 78.80 78.10 82.70 77.60 82.40
1997 550 8760 4795.59 100.00 100.00 84.70 99.50 84.50
1998 550 7373 4239.09 84.20 83.10 84.50 88.00 84.80
1999 550 6986 4074.58 79.80 79.70 84.10 84.60 84.80
2000 550 7598 4168.52 86.50 86.50 84.30 86.30 84.90
2001 550 8760 4803.96 100.00 100.00 85.50 99.70 86.10
2002 550 7614 4177.26 86.90 86.90 85.60 86.70 86.20
2003 550 6893 3821.66 78.70 78.70 85.20 79.30 85.70
2004 550 6762 3788.84 77.00 77.00 84.60 78.40 85.20
2005 550 8616 4818.78 98.40 98.30 85.50 100.00 86.10
2006 550 7643 4236.75 87.20 86.90 85.50 87.90 86.20
2007 550 7121 3952.55 81.30 80.60 85.30 82.00 86.00
2008 550 5578 3111.15 63.50 63.10 84.10 64.40 84.90
2009 550 8760 4928.21 100.00 100.00 84.90 102.30 85.70
2010 550 7156 3994.56 81.70 81.30 84.70 82.90 85.60
2011 550 2664 1496.72 30.40 30.40 82.30 31.10 83.20
2012 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 78.80 0.00 79.60
2013 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.60 0.00 76.40
2014 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 72.60 0.00 73.40
2015 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.90 0.00 70.60
2016 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.40 0.00 68.00
2017 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 0.00 65.70
2018 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 62.80 0.00 63.40
2019 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.70 0.00 61.40
2020 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 58.80 0.00 59.40
2021 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 57.00 0.00 57.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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