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🇯🇵 Shimane

Name: Shimane
Address: Japan

Nuclear power plant · Japan

Under Construction

Capacity≈2,553 MW

Units3

First Online1974

Construction Start1970

Reactor TypeBWR

Coordinates35.537, 132.999

Shimane is a nuclear power station in Japan. Of its 3 recorded unit(s), 1 under construction, 1 in suspended operation, 1 permanently shut down. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 2,553 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 1974. Reactor technology on site: BWR.

Reactor units at Shimane

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Shimane-1	Shut Down	BWR BWR-3	439 MW	Construction 1970 · Grid 1974 · Shutdown 2015
Shimane-2	Suspended	BWR BWR-5	789 MW	Construction 1985 · Grid 1989
Shimane-3	Under Construction	BWR ABWR	1,325 MW	Construction 2006

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