Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant
| Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Tsuruga NPP | |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°45′7″N 136°1′8″E / 35.75194°N 136.01889°E |
| Status | Out of service |
| Construction began | 24 November 1966 |
| Commission date | 14 March 1970 |
| Operator | Japan Atomic Power Company |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling source | Tsuruga bay, Sea of Japan |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 1,160 MW |
| Units planned | 2 × 1,538 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 357 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,160 MW |
| Capacity factor | 0 |
| Annual net output | 0 GW·h |
| External links | |
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The Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant (敦賀発電所, Tsuruga hatsudensho; Tsuruga NPP) is located in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC). The total site area is 5.12 square kilometres (1.98 sq mi) with 94% of it being green area that the company is working to preserve. The Tsuruga site is a dual site with the decommissioned prototype Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.
Construction of two new nuclear reactors is currently planned. However, there have been several delays due to the need for seismic upgrades, even before the March 2011 earthquake. As of 2014, construction has not begun on the two new reactors, although a tunnel has been completed linking the tip of the peninsula with the existing Units 1 and 2 sites.