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

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in Japan

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