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Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 2

Mothballed Japan
Gross capacity
1,100MW

Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 2 is a boiling water reactor unit at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan rated at 1,100 MW gross. It is mothballed. Commercial operation began 28 Sep 1990.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-5
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,100MW
Net capacity (reference)1,067MW
Net capacity (design)1,067MW
Thermal output3,293MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteKashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant
Unit2
CountryJapan
OwnerTokyo Electric Power Co100%
OperatorTokyo Electric Power
Coordinates 37.4259, 138.5941
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 18 Nov 1985Construction start
  2. 30 Nov 1989First criticality
  3. 8 Feb 1990Grid connection
  4. 28 Sep 1990Commercial operation

Other units at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 1 Mothballed 1,100
Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 3 Mothballed 1,100
Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 4 Mothballed 1,100
Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 5 Mothballed 1,100
Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 6 Operating 1,356
Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant 7 Under construction 1,356

Other BWR-5 units

20 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 1 Mexico Operating 805
Laguna Verde nuclear power plant 2 Mexico Operating 803
Onagawa nuclear power plant 2 Japan Operating 825
Shimane nuclear power plant 2 Japan Operating 820
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 6 Japan Retired 1,100
Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 1 Japan Retired 1,100
Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 2 Japan Retired 1,100
Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 3 Japan Retired 1,100
Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant 4 Japan Retired 1,100
Hamaoka nuclear power plant 3 Japan Mothballed 1,100
Hamaoka nuclear power plant 4 Japan Mothballed 1,137
Higashidori (Tohoku) nuclear power plant 1 Japan Mothballed 1,100

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