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World Nuclear Power Reactors 1951–2024
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Abandoned Constructions
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Under Construction
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Operating
12
Long-Term Outage
21
Closed
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Number of Reactors
(as of January 2024)
38
Mean Age of Reactor Fleet
(as of January 2024)
6.1%
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WNISR
in the Media –
4 February 2018
The Independent (
UK
)
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Lethal levels of radiation detected in leak seven years after plant meltdown in Japan
Expert warns of ’global’ consequences unless the plant is treated properly The Independent Jeff Farrell Friday 2 February 2018 14:23
GMT
Lethal levels of radiation have been detected at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, seven years after it was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operated the complex and is now responsible for its clean up, made the discovery in a reactor containment vessel last month. The energy firm (...)
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Essential News –
10 June 2017
Fifth Reactor Operating in Japan with Grid Connection of Takahama-3
Fifth Reactor Operating in Japan with Grid Connection of Takahama-3 World Nuclear Industry Status Report (
WNISR
), 10 June 1017 The Takahama-3 reactor was connected to the grid on 9 June 2017. The restart of the 33-year old 830
MW
Pressurized Water Reactor (
PWR
), owned by Kansai Electric Power Company (
KEPCO
) and located on Takahama Bay in Fukui Prefecture in western Japan, follows a ruling on 28 March 2017 by the Osaka High Court that overturned an injunction against operation of the (...)
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22 May 2017
Takahama-4 Restart in Japan After Court Injunction Was Overturned
Takahama-4 Restart in Japan After Court Injunction Was Overturned World Nuclear Industry Status Report (
WNISR
), 22 May 2017 The Takahama-4 reactor was connected to the grid on 22 May 2017. The restart of the 33-year old 880
MW
Pressurized Water Reactor (
PWR
), owned by Kansai Electric Power Company (
KEPCO
) and located on Takahama Bay in Fukui Prefecture in western Japan, follows a ruling on 28 March 2017 by the Osaka High Court that overturned an injunction against operation of the (...)
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Essential News –
21 February 2012
Only Two Reactors Operating in Japan
Japan. At midnight on 20 February 2012, the Takahama-3 reactor in Fukui Prefecture was shut down for regular inspection and refueling. That leaves Japan with only 2 of its 54 commercial reactors operating. The Kashiwasaki-6 reactor in Niigata prefecture is scheduled to be taken off the grid on 26 March and the Tomari-3 unit in Hokkaido is expected to shut down by late April 2012. Restart of any of the idled reactors has so far been prevented by local authorities and an increasingly vocal (...)
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