Tomari 2 shut down on 26 Auguest 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, 13 June 1985
First Criticality Wednesday, 25 July 1990
First Grid Connection Monday, 27 August 1990
Commercial Operation Friday, 12 April 1991
Long-term Shutdown Friday, 26 August 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 (%)
1990 550 2001 675.20 - - - - -
1991 550 6061 3277.78 76.90 76.00 76.00 76.00 76.00
1992 550 6756 3639.56 76.90 75.50 75.70 75.30 75.60
1993 550 7092 3847.52 81.00 80.00 77.30 79.90 77.20
1994 550 8232 4511.59 94.00 93.90 81.70 93.60 81.60
1995 550 7567 4161.85 86.40 85.60 82.50 86.40 82.60
1996 550 7232 3933.63 82.30 81.50 82.40 81.40 82.40
1997 550 6943 3775.23 79.30 78.50 81.80 78.40 81.80
1998 550 8760 5071.63 100.00 100.00 84.10 105.30 84.80
1999 550 7344 4273.16 83.80 83.80 84.10 88.70 85.20
2000 550 7477 4107.46 85.10 85.10 84.20 85.00 85.20
2001 550 7235 3971.26 82.60 82.60 84.00 82.40 85.00
2002 550 8228 4516.13 93.90 93.90 84.90 93.70 85.70
2003 550 6300 3542.02 71.90 71.90 83.90 73.50 84.80
2004 550 6862 3864.74 78.10 78.10 83.40 80.00 84.40
2005 550 7571 4252.61 86.40 86.00 83.60 88.30 84.70
2006 550 7704 4316.86 88.00 87.90 83.90 89.60 85.00
2007 550 8339 4663.24 95.20 94.80 84.50 96.80 85.70
2008 550 5411 3018.25 61.60 61.40 83.20 62.50 84.40
2009 550 6131 3436.45 70.00 69.60 82.50 71.30 83.70
2010 550 7232 4043.32 82.60 82.10 82.50 83.90 83.70
2011 550 5688 3194.68 64.90 64.90 81.60 66.30 82.80
2012 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 77.90 0.00 79.00
2013 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 74.50 0.00 75.60
2014 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 71.30 0.00 72.40
2015 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 68.40 0.00 69.50
2016 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.80 0.00 66.80
2017 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 63.30 0.00 64.30
2018 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 61.00 0.00 62.00
2019 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 58.90 0.00 59.80
2020 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 56.90 0.00 57.80
2021 550 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.10 0.00 55.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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