| Ikata Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
 The Ikata NPP, August 2006 | |
 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°29′27″N 132°18′41″E / 33.49083°N 132.31139°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | September 1, 1973 |
| Commission date | September 30, 1977 |
| Operator | Shikoku Electric Power Company |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling source | Iyo-nada Sea |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 566 MW 1 x 890 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 566 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,456 MW |
| Capacity factor | 4.73% |
| Annual net output | 603.4 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Ikata Nuclear Power Plant (伊方発電所, Ikata hatsudensho, Ikata NPP) is a nuclear power plant in the town of Ikata in the Nishiuwa District of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is the only nuclear plant on the island of Shikoku. It is owned and operated by the Shikoku Electric Power Company. The plant was shut down along with all other nuclear plants in Japan following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Unit 3 was reactivated using plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel on 12 August 2016 and began providing electricity to the grid three days later.[1]
On 13 December 2017, the Hiroshima High Court issued a temporary injunction to halt the operation of the Ikata 3 nuclear reactor until September 2018. The injunction was revoked in March 2021 and Ikata 3 was restarted in December 2021.
The plant is on a site with an area of 86 hectares (210 acres);[2] 47% of the plant site is green,[3] in comparison the non-nuclear plants Shikoku Electric operates are 13.8, 20.1, 21.2 and 45.5%.[3]
- ^ "Ikata nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor begins generating power". www.japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Yonden (Japanese). Energy for Tomorrow. Page 3.
- ^ a b Yonden (Japanese). Yonden Activities to Protect the Environment. Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine