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The following is a list of Japanese nuclear power plants.After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, all 17 major plants were shut down.As of 2022, only 6 out of 17 major nuclear power plants operate in the country, operated by the Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden), Shikoku Electric Power Company (Yonden) and Kansai Electric Power Company (Kanden).
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, a nuclear plant with seven units, the largest single nuclear power station in the world, was completely shut down for 21 months following an earthquake in 2007. [1] Nuclear power generated 5.55% of Japan's electricity in 2023. [2]
Tahara Solar Daiichi Power Plant: Aichi: 40.2 Solar photovoltaic: 2015 Mito Newtown Mega Solar Park: Ibaraki: 39.21 Solar photovoltaic: 2015 Awaji Kifune Solar Power Plant (淡路貴船太陽光発電所) Hyogo: 34.7 Solar photovoltaic: 2014 Eurus Shiranuka Solar Park: Hokkaido: 32.52 Solar photovoltaic: 2014 Kamogawa Mirai Solar Power Plant ...
To this end, the draft policy calls for the construction of new nuclear reactors. Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant was heavily damaged by a major earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, sparking a ...
The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, which began on 11 March 2011. The proximate cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in electrical grid failure and damaged nearly all of the power plant's backup energy ...
As Japan prepares to mark the 13th anniversary of its worst-ever nuclear disaster, the man in charge of cleaning it up says his team is fighting to bring a sample out of the heart of the site's ...
Speaking at a carbon-reduction event, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hints at a renewed emphasis on nuclear energy, years after the Fukushima disaster. Japan considering development of new nuclear ...
This table lists all currently operational power stations. Some of these may have reactors under construction, but only current net capacity is listed. Capacity of permanently shut-down reactors is not included, but capacity of long-term shut-down reactors (today mainly in Japan) is included.