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Japan nuclear operations: Tohoku Electric shuts Onagawa No.2 for maintenance

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Tohoku Electric Power TSE:9506 shut the 825-megawatt (MW) No.2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power station in western Japan on January 14 for scheduled maintenance and refuelling, a company spokesperson said.

The unit is scheduled to restart in early May, the spokesperson said.

As of Friday, Japan has 11 reactors in operation, with a combined capacity of 11,248 MW.

Many utilities are undergoing re-licensing to meet stricter safety standards implemented after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Prior to the disaster, Japan operated a total of 54 reactors.

The table below shows the status of Japan's nuclear power plants.

The regional utilities are: Chubu Electric Power TSE:9502, Chugoku Electric Power TSE:9504, Hokkaido Electric Power TSE:9509, Hokuriku Electric Power TSE:9505, Kansai Electric Power TSE:9503, Kyushu Electric Power TSE:9508, Shikoku Electric Power TSE:9507, Tohoku Electric Power TSE:9506 and Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) TSE:9501.

In the table, the companies are referred to by their regional names.

Japan Atomic Power Company (Japco), a nuclear energy company, owns two reactors.

Company

Plant

Unit

MW

Status

Hokkaido

Tomari

1

579

Shutdown 22/4/11

Hokkaido

Tomari

2

579

Shutdown 26/8/11

Hokkaido

Tomari

3

912

Shutdown 5/5/12

Tohoku

Onagawa

2

825

Shutdown 14/1/26

Tohoku

Onagawa

3

825

Shutdown 11/3/11

Tohoku

Higashidori

1

1,100

Shutdown 6/2/11

Tepco

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

1

1,100

Shutdown 6/8/11

Tepco

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

2

1,100

Shutdown 16/7/07

Tepco

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

3

1,100

Shutdown 16/7/07

Tepco

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

4

1,100

Shutdown 16/7/07

Tepco

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

5

1,100

Shutdown 25/1/12

Tepco

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

6

1,356

Online 9/2/26

Tepco

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa

7

1,356

Shutdown 23/8/11

Chubu

Hamaoka

3

1,100

Shutdown 29/11/10

Chubu

Hamaoka

4

1,137

Shutdown 13/5/11

Chubu

Hamaoka

5

1,380

Shutdown 14/5/11

Hokuriku

Shika

1

540

Shutdown 1/3/11

Hokuriku

Shika

2

1,206

Shutdown 11/3/11

Kansai

Mihama

3

826

Online 21/5/25

Kansai

Takahama

1

826

Online 30/11/25

Kansai

Takahama

2

826

Shutdown 23/1/26

Kansai

Takahama

3

870

Online 1/6/25

Kansai

Takahama

4

870

Online 16/10/25

Kansai

Ohi

3

1,180

Online 14/8/25

Kansai

Ohi

4

1,180

Online 20/2/25

Chugoku

Shimane

2

820

Shutdown 9/2/26

Shikoku

Ikata

3

890

Online 25/12/25

Kyushu

Genkai

3

1,180

Online 13/6/25

Kyushu

Genkai

4

1,180

Online 17/10/25

Kyushu

Sendai

1

890

Online 21/12/25

Kyushu

Sendai

2

890

Shutdown 24/1/26

Japco

Tokai Daini

1

1,100

Shutdown 11/3/11

Japco

Tsuruga

2

1,160

Shutdown 7/5/11

Total

33,083

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