Japan nuclear operations: Kansai Elec shuts Ohi No.4 reactor
TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) -Kansai Electric Power 9503.T shut the 1,180 megawatt (MW) No. 4 reactor at its Ohi nuclear power plant in western Japan on Saturday for scheduled maintenance and refuelling, a company spokesperson said.
The utility plans to restart the reactor in mid-February, a spokesperson said on Monday.
Meanwhile, Chugoku Electric Power 9504.T temporarily halted operations of the 820 MW No.2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power station in western Japan after restarting it on Dec. 7 for the first time in about 13 years, a company spokesperson said.
The company plans to restart the unit on Dec. 23 after completing safety inspections of facilities and equipment, the spokesperson said.
As of Monday, Japan has 11 operating reactors with a total capacity of 10,427 MW.
Many companies are still going through a re-licensing process to comply with stricter safety standards imposed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The companies had 54 operational reactors before it.
The table below shows the status of Japan's nuclear power plants.
The regional utilities are: Chubu Electric Power 9502.T, Chugoku Electric Power 9504.T, Hokkaido Electric Power 9509.T, Hokuriku Electric Power 9505.T, Kansai Electric Power 9503.T, Kyushu Electric Power 9508.T, Shikoku Electric Power 9507.T, Tohoku Electric Power 9506.T and Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) 9501.T.
They are referred to in the table by their regional names.
Japan Atomic Power Company (Japco), a nuclear energy company, owns two reactors.
Company | Plant | Unit | MW | Status |
Hokkaido | Tomari | 1 | 579 | Shutdown 22/4/11 |
Hokkaido | Tomari | 2 | 579 | Shutdown 26/8/11 |
Hokkaido | Tomari | 3 | 912 | Shutdown 5/5/12 |
Tohoku | Onagawa | 2 | 825 | Online 5/12/24 |
Tohoku | Onagawa | 3 | 825 | Shutdown 11/3/11 |
Tohoku | Higashidori | 1 | 1,100 | Shutdown 6/2/11 |
Tepco | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | 1 | 1,100 | Shutdown 6/8/11 |
Tepco | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | 2 | 1,100 | Shutdown 16/7/07 |
Tepco | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | 3 | 1,100 | Shutdown 16/7/07 |
Tepco | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | 4 | 1,100 | Shutdown 16/7/07 |
Tepco | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | 5 | 1,100 | Shutdown 25/1/12 |
Tepco | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | 6 | 1,356 | Shutdown 26/3/12 |
Tepco | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | 7 | 1,356 | Shutdown 23/8/11 |
Chubu | Hamaoka | 3 | 1,100 | Shutdown 29/11/10 |
Chubu | Hamaoka | 4 | 1,137 | Shutdown 13/5/11 |
Chubu | Hamaoka | 5 | 1,380 | Shutdown 14/5/11 |
Hokuriku | Shika | 1 | 540 | Shutdown 1/3/11 |
Hokuriku | Shika | 2 | 1,206 | Shutdown 11/3/11 |
Kansai | Mihama | 3 | 826 | Online 21/11/24 |
Kansai | Takahama | 1 | 826 | Online 26/8/24 |
Kansai | Takahama | 2 | 826 | Shutdown 6/11/24 |
Kansai | Takahama | 3 | 870 | Online 22/12/23 |
Kansai | Takahama | 4 | 870 | Online 23/4/24 |
Kansai | Ohi | 3 | 1,180 | Online 5/4/24 |
Kansai | Ohi | 4 | 1,180 | Shutdown 14/12/24 |
Chugoku | Shimane | 2 | 820 | Shutdown 15/12/24 |
Shikoku | Ikata | 3 | 890 | Online 16/10/24 |
Kyushu | Genkai | 3 | 1,180 | Online 31/1/24 |
Kyushu | Genkai | 4 | 1,180 | Online 1/6/24 |
Kyushu | Sendai | 1 | 890 | Online 27/8/24 |
Kyushu | Sendai | 2 | 890 | Online 28/11/24 |
Japco | Tokai Daini | 1 | 1,100 | Shutdown 11/3/11 |
Japco | Tsuruga | 2 | 1,160 | Shutdown 7/5/11 |
Total | 33,083 |
Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Eileen Soreng
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