Genkai Nuclear Power Plant
The Genkai Nuclear Power Plant (玄海原子力発電所, Genkai genshiryoku hatsudensho, Genkai NPP) is located in the town of Genkai in the Higashimatsuura District in the Saga Prefecture in Japan. It is owned and operated by the Kyūshū Electric Power Company.
| Genkai Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Genkai Nuclear Power Plant (in the distance) | |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°30′56″N 129°50′14″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | September 15, 1971 |
| Commission date | October 15, 1975 |
| Owner(s) | Kyūshū Electric Power Company |
| Operator(s) | Kyushu Electric Power Company |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling source | Korea Strait |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 559 MW 2 x 1180 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 559 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,919 MW |
| Capacity factor | 82.1% |
| Annual net output | 21,000 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www1 |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The reactors were all built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and are of the 2 and 4-loop M type pressurized water reactor. Unit 3 has been selected as a special Plutonium fuel test case. The plant is on a site with a total of 0.87 square kilometers. Saga does not lie on a fault line and receives the fewest earthquakes in Japan.
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