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🇯🇵 Kashiwazaki Kariwa

Name: Kashiwazaki Kariwa
Address: Japan

Nuclear power plant · Japan

Suspended

Capacity≈7,965 MW

Units7

First Online1985

Construction Start1980

Reactor TypeBWR

Coordinates37.434, 138.598

Kashiwazaki Kariwa is a nuclear power station in Japan. Of its 7 recorded unit(s), 7 in suspended operation. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 7,965 MW. Units in suspended operation are not permanently shut down: they remain licensed and can return to service. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1985. Reactor technology on site: BWR.

Reactor units at Kashiwazaki Kariwa

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Kashiwazaki Kariwa-1	Suspended	BWR BWR-5	1,067 MW	Construction 1980 · Grid 1985
Kashiwazaki Kariwa-2	Suspended	BWR BWR-5	1,067 MW	Construction 1985 · Grid 1990
Kashiwazaki Kariwa-5	Suspended	BWR BWR-5	1,067 MW	Construction 1985 · Grid 1990
Kashiwazaki Kariwa-3	Suspended	BWR BWR-5	1,067 MW	Construction 1989 · Grid 1993
Kashiwazaki Kariwa-4	Suspended	BWR BWR-5	1,067 MW	Construction 1990 · Grid 1994
Kashiwazaki Kariwa-6	Suspended	BWR ABWR	1,315 MW	Construction 1992 · Grid 1996
Kashiwazaki Kariwa-7	Suspended	BWR ABWR	1,315 MW	Construction 1993 · Grid 1997

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