Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant

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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is one of the world’s largest nuclear power stations, located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, and operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nuclear power plant
constructionStartYear 1978
coolingSource Sea of Japan NERFINISHED
country Japan
gridConnectionStatus not generating electricity as of early 2020s
gridConnectionYear 1985
gridOperator TEPCO Power Grid NERFINISHED
hasContainmentType ABWR containment
Mark I containment
hasEmergencyDieselGenerators true
hasSafetyUpgrades seawall and tsunami countermeasures
seismic reinforcement
hasSpentFuelPools true
locatedIn Kariwa, Niigata NERFINISHED
Kashiwazaki, Niigata NERFINISHED
Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoast true
municipalityAgreementRequired true
notableEvent 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake NERFINISHED
notableFeature one of the world’s largest nuclear power stations by installed capacity
numberOfReactors 7
operator Tokyo Electric Power Company NERFINISHED
ownedBy Tokyo Electric Power Company NERFINISHED
ownerAbbreviation TEPCO NERFINISHED
prefecture Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED
primaryFuel uranium dioxide
publicOpposition significant in Niigata Prefecture
reactorModel ABWR NERFINISHED
BWR-4 NERFINISHED
BWR-5
reactorSupplier General Electric NERFINISHED
Hitachi NERFINISHED
Toshiba NERFINISHED
reactorType boiling water reactor
reactorUnit Unit 1
Unit 2 NERFINISHED
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5 NERFINISHED
Unit 6 NERFINISHED
Unit 7 NERFINISHED
region Chūbu region NERFINISHED
regulatoryAuthority Nuclear Regulation Authority (Japan) NERFINISHED
regulatoryInspections enhanced after Fukushima Daiichi accident
safetyCultureIssues identified by Japanese regulators in the 2010s
seismicDesignBasis revised after 2007 earthquake
shortName Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP NERFINISHED
shutdownReason post-Fukushima safety concerns
status shutdown

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Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan knownFor Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
subject surface form: Kashiwazaki
Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan hasNuclearFacility Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
subject surface form: Kashiwazaki
Tokyo Electric Power Company operates Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant