| Mihama Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mihama Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Location | Mihama, Fukui Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35°42′12.51″N 135°57′48.88″E / 35.7034750°N 135.9635778°E |
| Status | Out of service |
| Construction began | 1 February 1967 |
| Commission date | 28 November 1970 |
| Operator | The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling source | Nyunoura bay, Sea of Japan |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 780 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 320 MW 1 x 470 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 780 MW |
| Capacity factor | 0% |
| Annual net output | 0 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (美浜発電所, Mihama hatsudensho, Mihama NPP) is operated by The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. and is in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, about 320 km west of Tokyo.[1] It is on a site that is 520,000 m2 of which 60% is green space.[2] Mihama - 1 was commissioned in 1970.[3]
- ^ "Four killed in nuclear plant accident - World - www.theage.com.au". 10 August 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Kepco (Japanese). Mihama Overview.
- ^ "A Japanese 'first' on nuclear power, Mihama (1970) - on Newspapers.com". The Kane Republican. 30 November 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2015.