Mihama Nuclear Power Plant
| Mihama Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Mihama Nuclear Power Plant | |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | Mihama, Fukui Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35°42′12.51″N 135°57′48.88″E / 35.7034750°N 135.9635778°E |
| Status | Out of service |
| Construction began | 1 February 1967 |
| Commission date | 28 November 1970 |
| Operator | The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling source | Nyunoura bay, Sea of Japan |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 780 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 320 MW 1 x 470 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 780 MW |
| Capacity factor | 0% |
| Annual net output | 0 GW·h |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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The Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (美浜発電所, Mihama hatsudensho; Mihama NPP) is operated by The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. and is in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, about 320 km west of Tokyo. It is on a site that is 520,000 m2 of which 60% is green space. Mihama - 1 was commissioned in 1970.