Tsuruga 2 shut down on 7 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 Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model M (4-loop)
Owner Japan Atomic Power Co.
Operator Japan Atomic Power Co.

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 6 November 1982
First Criticality Wednesday, 28 May 1986
First Grid Connection Thursday, 19 June 1986
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 17 February 1987
Long-term Shutdown Saturday, 7 May 2011

Specifications

Capacity Net 1108 MWe
Capacity Gross 1160 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3411 MWt
Design Net Capacity 1115 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 (%)
1986 1115 2506 1553.55 - - - - -
1987 1115 8028 8751.33 95.10 95.00 95.00 94.60 94.60
1988 1115 7243 7939.68 82.50 81.30 87.50 81.10 87.20
1989 1115 6814 7507.68 77.80 77.00 83.80 76.90 83.60
1990 1115 6462 7200.99 73.80 72.90 81.00 73.70 81.00
1991 1115 8338 9259.18 95.20 95.10 83.90 94.80 83.90
1992 1115 7310 8118.69 83.20 82.50 83.60 82.90 83.70
1993 1115 7086 7844.10 80.90 80.20 83.10 80.30 83.20
1994 1115 7080 7814.60 80.80 80.20 82.80 80.00 82.80
1995 1115 8290 9220.46 94.60 94.60 84.10 94.40 84.10
1996 1115 7325 8092.28 83.40 83.00 84.00 82.60 84.00
1997 1115 5946 6522.19 67.90 67.00 82.40 66.80 82.40
1998 1115 7724 8534.55 88.20 92.00 83.20 87.40 82.80
1999 1115 4615 5131.68 52.70 52.70 80.80 52.50 80.40
2000 1115 8087 8993.76 92.10 92.10 81.70 91.80 81.30
2001 1115 7267 8072.72 83.00 83.00 81.70 82.60 81.40
2002 1115 7742 8695.54 88.40 88.40 82.20 89.00 81.80
2003 1115 7418 8460.92 84.70 84.70 82.30 86.60 82.10
2004 1115 8367 9447.05 95.20 95.20 83.00 96.50 82.90
2005 1115 6854 7693.61 78.20 77.60 82.80 78.80 82.70
2006 1110 5634 6250.76 64.30 63.30 81.80 64.30 81.80
2007 1110 5688 6065.32 64.90 61.20 80.80 62.40 80.90
2008 1110 957 992.70 10.90 10.00 77.60 10.20 77.60
2009 1108 7680 8701.08 87.70 87.30 78.00 89.60 78.20
2010 1108 5446 6178.19 62.20 61.60 77.30 63.60 77.60
2011 1108 3041 3526.88 34.70 34.60 75.60 36.30 75.90
2012 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 72.70 0.00 73.00
2013 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 0.00 70.30
2014 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.50 0.00 67.80
2015 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.20 0.00 65.40
2016 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 63.00 0.00 63.20
2017 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.90 0.00 61.20
2018 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.00 0.00 59.30
2019 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 57.20 0.00 57.50
2020 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.60 0.00 55.80
2021 1108 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 54.00 0.00 54.20

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Japan

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