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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (柏崎刈羽原子力発電所, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa genshiryoku-hatsudensho, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP) is a large, modern (housing the world's first advanced boiling water reactor or ABWR) nuclear power plant on a 4.2-square-kilometer (1,000-acre) site. [1]
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]
The facility generates power by utilizing 32 Francis turbines each having a capacity of 700 MW and two 50 MW turbines, [1] totalling the installed capacity to 22,500 MW, more than twice the installed capacity of the largest nuclear power station, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (Japan) at 7,965 MW.
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 Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant under construction (now halted) This table lists stations under construction stations without any reactor in service. Planned connection column indicates the connection of the first reactor, not thus whole capacity.
Tokyo Electric Power Company, (TEPCO) is the largest nuclear operator in Japan. It operates the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant, and Kashiwazaki–Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant. Kansai Electric Power Company: Japan Electricity generation
Kashiwazaki has traditionally been a center for commercial fishing, machinery, glassware and lumber processing. The city is home to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear generating station in the world by net electrical power rating. Bourbon, a major confectionery company in Japan, is headquartered in Kashiwazaki. [11]
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (柏崎刈羽原子力発電所) Niigata 37°25′42″N 138°36′06″E / 37.42833°N 138.60167°E / 37.42833; 138.60167 ( Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power