| Takahama Nuclear Power Plant | |
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 Takahama Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Location | Takahama, Fukui Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35°31′19.17″N 135°30′14.24″E / 35.5219917°N 135.5039556°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | April 25, 1970 |
| Commission date | November 14, 1974 |
| Operator | The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse MHI |
| Cooling source | Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 x 826 MW 2 x 870 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 3,392 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www.kepco.co.jp |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Takahama Nuclear Power Plant (高浜原子力発電所, Takahama genshiryoku hatsudensho, Takahama NPP) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Kansai Electric Power Company and is on a site with an area of about 1 km2. The four pressurized water reactors give the plant a total gross electric capacity of 3,392 MW and average yearly production of 22,638 GWh (averaged on 2006–2010 data).
From 2012 to 2016, the plant was shut down most of the time, with only reactor 3 briefly in operation, due to technical problems and opposition from the local residents. Unit 3 and 4 were eventually restarted in May and June 2017, while unit 1 was restarted on 28 July, 2023.[1]