Takahama 2 shut down on 25 November 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 (3-loop) |
Owner | Kansai Electric Power Co. |
Operator | Kansai Electric Power Co. |
Timeline
Construction Start | Tuesday, 9 March 1971 |
---|---|
First Criticality | Friday, 20 December 1974 |
First Grid Connection | Friday, 17 January 1975 |
Commercial Operation | Friday, 14 November 1975 |
Long-term Shutdown | Friday, 25 November 2011 |
Restart | Wednesday, 20 September 2023 |
Specifications
Capacity Net | 780 MWe |
---|---|
Capacity Gross | 826 MWe |
Thermal Capacity | 2440 MWt |
Design Net Capacity | 780 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975 | 780 | 5532 | 3168.50 | 100.00 | 99.60 | 99.60 | 100.40 | 100.40 |
1976 | 780 | 6214 | 3728.80 | 70.70 | 54.20 | 60.60 | 54.40 | 61.00 |
1977 | 780 | 6429 | 4742.00 | 73.40 | 69.40 | 64.70 | 69.40 | 64.90 |
1978 | 780 | 5751 | 4170.30 | 65.60 | 61.00 | 63.50 | 61.00 | 63.70 |
1979 | 780 | 1826 | 1281.00 | 20.80 | 18.80 | 52.80 | 18.80 | 52.90 |
1980 | 780 | 7450 | 5751.10 | 84.80 | 83.70 | 58.80 | 83.90 | 58.90 |
1981 | 780 | 6198 | 4763.20 | 70.80 | 69.60 | 60.50 | 69.70 | 60.70 |
1982 | 780 | 5407 | 4133.90 | 61.70 | 60.30 | 60.50 | 60.50 | 60.60 |
1983 | 780 | 4645 | 3549.40 | 53.00 | 51.70 | 59.40 | 52.00 | 59.60 |
1984 | 780 | 5746 | 4503.14 | 65.40 | 65.40 | 60.10 | 65.70 | 60.20 |
1985 | 780 | 6466 | 4967.39 | 73.80 | 72.40 | 61.30 | 72.70 | 61.50 |
1986 | 780 | 5183 | 3997.83 | 59.20 | 58.40 | 61.00 | 58.50 | 61.20 |
1987 | 780 | 6154 | 4621.76 | 70.20 | 67.30 | 61.50 | 67.60 | 61.70 |
1988 | 780 | 4001 | 3071.35 | 45.60 | 45.60 | 60.30 | 44.80 | 60.40 |
1989 | 780 | 5213 | 3991.50 | 59.50 | 59.50 | 60.30 | 58.40 | 60.30 |
1990 | 780 | 2218 | 1727.90 | 25.30 | 20.80 | 57.70 | 25.30 | 58.00 |
1991 | 780 | 3054 | 2265.80 | 34.90 | 32.20 | 56.10 | 33.20 | 56.50 |
1992 | 780 | 6226 | 4873.75 | 70.90 | 70.80 | 57.00 | 71.10 | 57.30 |
1993 | 780 | 7426 | 5757.04 | 84.80 | 84.00 | 58.40 | 84.30 | 58.80 |
1994 | 780 | 4299 | 3357.26 | 49.10 | 49.30 | 58.00 | 49.10 | 58.30 |
1995 | 780 | 5906 | 4458.67 | 67.40 | 65.10 | 58.30 | 65.20 | 58.60 |
1996 | 780 | 8629 | 6709.05 | 98.20 | 97.30 | 60.20 | 97.90 | 60.50 |
1997 | 780 | 6306 | 4981.24 | 72.00 | 72.50 | 60.70 | 72.90 | 61.10 |
1998 | 780 | 7657 | 5972.92 | 87.40 | 87.00 | 61.80 | 87.40 | 62.20 |
1999 | 780 | 7717 | 5989.80 | 88.10 | 87.20 | 62.90 | 87.70 | 63.20 |
2000 | 780 | 8784 | 6849.93 | 100.00 | 99.50 | 64.40 | 100.00 | 64.70 |
2001 | 780 | 7572 | 5900.97 | 86.40 | 86.00 | 65.20 | 86.40 | 65.50 |
2002 | 780 | 7626 | 6097.67 | 87.00 | 87.00 | 66.00 | 89.20 | 66.40 |
2003 | 780 | 6717 | 5470.78 | 76.70 | 76.40 | 66.40 | 80.10 | 66.90 |
2004 | 780 | 7839 | 6346.62 | 89.20 | 88.90 | 67.10 | 92.60 | 67.80 |
2005 | 780 | 7625 | 6249.51 | 87.00 | 86.70 | 67.80 | 91.50 | 68.60 |
2006 | 780 | 6890 | 5653.43 | 78.60 | 78.30 | 68.10 | 82.70 | 69.00 |
2007 | 780 | 5483 | 4521.77 | 62.60 | 62.50 | 67.90 | 66.20 | 68.90 |
2008 | 780 | 4949 | 4042.50 | 56.30 | 56.00 | 67.60 | 59.00 | 68.60 |
2009 | 780 | 6978 | 5720.06 | 79.70 | 79.30 | 67.90 | 83.70 | 69.10 |
2010 | 780 | 6017 | 4935.20 | 68.70 | 68.30 | 67.90 | 72.20 | 69.20 |
2011 | 780 | 7895 | 6502.50 | 98.50 | 98.40 | 68.70 | 104.00 | 70.00 |
2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2015 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2023 | 780 | 2457 | 1987.78 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 68.90 | 105.20 | 70.30 |