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Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6

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 nuclear power plant on a 4.2-square-kilometer (1,000-acre) site spanning the towns of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on the coast of the Sea of Japan. It is the first nuclear power plant in the world to use an advanced boiling water reactor.

Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6

Technical Specifications

Capacity
1356 MW
Reactor Type
BWR
Model
ABWR
IAEA ID
383

Timeline

Construction Started
November 3, 1992
Operational From
November 7, 1996
Current Status
Suspended Operation

Location

Country
Japan
Region
Kashiwazaki
Coordinates
37.4340°, 138.5980°

Operator & Owner

Operator
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings
Owner
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings

Data source: WNA/IAEA • Last verified against IAEA PRIS database