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Shimane nuclear power plant 1

Retired Japan
Gross capacity
460MW

Shimane nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Shimane nuclear power plant in Japan rated at 460 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 29 Mar 1974.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-3
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity460MW
Net capacity (reference)439MW
Net capacity (design)439MW
Thermal output1,380MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteShimane nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryJapan
OwnerThe Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc100%
OperatorThe Chugoku Electric Power
Coordinates 35.5383, 132.9992
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 2 Jul 1970Construction start
  2. 1 Jun 1973First criticality
  3. 2 Dec 1973Grid connection
  4. 29 Mar 1974Commercial operation
  5. 30 Apr 2015Permanent shutdown

Other units at Shimane nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Shimane nuclear power plant 2 Operating 820
Shimane nuclear power plant 3 Under construction 1,373

Other BWR-3 units

3 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 1 Japan Retired 460
Santa Maria De Garona nuclear power plant Spain Retired 466

Sources