Shika nuclear power plant
Shika nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in Japan with 2 units on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Mothballed | BWR | BWR-5 | 540 | 1993 |
| Unit 2 | Mothballed | BWR | ABWR | 1,206 | 2006 |
Unit by unit
Each unit's rating, type and milestone dates as recorded by the Global Nuclear Power Tracker, with any correction we made to it. A dash or "not disclosed" means the source does not give the value.
Shika nuclear power plant 1 Mothballed
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-5 |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 540MW |
| Net capacity | 505MW |
| Thermal output | 1,593MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy |
| Owner | Hokuriku Electric Power Co100% |
| Operator | Hokuriku Electric Power |
| Construction start | 1 Jul 1989 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 20 Nov 1992 |
| Grid connection | 12 Jan 1993 |
| Commercial operation | 30 Jul 1993 |
Shika nuclear power plant 2 Mothballed
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | ABWR |
| Size class | Large |
| Gross capacity | 1,206MW |
| Net capacity | 1,108MW |
| Thermal output | 3,926MWt |
| Enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy |
| Owner | Hokuriku Electric Power Co100% |
| Operator | Hokuriku Electric Power |
| Construction start | 20 Aug 2001 |
|---|---|
| First criticality | 26 May 2005 |
| Grid connection | 4 Jul 2005 |
| Commercial operation | 15 Mar 2006 |
Shika nuclear power plant in context
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Mihama nuclear power plant (166 km), Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant (170 km) and Ohi nuclear power plant (194 km).
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mihama nuclear power plant | Japan | 166 km | 0.8 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant | Japan | 170 km | 1.4 |
| Ohi nuclear power plant | Japan | 194 km | 2.4 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Ishikawa, Japan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37.0609, 136.7265 |
| Elevation | about 25 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the sea coast, 0.6 km from the water |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Units by status | Mothballed: 2 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | Hokuriku Electric Power Co |
|---|---|
| Operators | Hokuriku Electric Power |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data