Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant

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Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
The Fukushima 1 NPP
Country	Japan
Operator	Tokyo Electric Power Company
Built	1966
Start of commercial operation	March 26, 1971
Reactors
Reactors active	6 (4696 MW)
Reactors planned	2 (2760 MW)
Power
Total power generation in 2006	25,806 GWh
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs)	21,436 GWh
Net generation	781,594 GWh
Other details
As of July 24, 2007

The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所, Fukushima dai-ichi genshiryoku hatsudensho^?, Fukushima I NPP, 1F) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture. With 8 separate units located on site, Fukushima I is one of the largest nuclear plants in the world. Fukushima I is the first nuclear plant to be constructed and run entirely by the The Tokyo Electric Power Company.

[edit] Reactors on Site

Unit	Type	First Criticality	Electric Power
Fukushima I - 1	BWR	March 26, 1971	460 MW
Fukushima I - 2	BWR	July 18, 1974	784 MW
Fukushima I - 3	BWR	March 27, 1976	784 MW
Fukushima I - 4	BWR	October 12, 1978	784 MW
Fukushima I - 5	BWR	April 18, 1978	784 MW
Fukushima I - 6	BWR	October 24, 1979	1100 MW
Fukushima I - 7 (planned)	ABWR	October, 2013	1380 MW
Fukushima I - 8 (planned)	ABWR	October, 2014	1380 MW

[edit] External links

Official site c/o Tokyo Electric Company 東京電力・福島第一原子力発電所

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