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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 8

Cancelled Japan
Gross capacity
1,380MW

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 8 is a boiling water reactor unit at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan rated at 1,380 MW gross. It is cancelled.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
Modelnot disclosed
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,380MW
Net capacity (reference)not disclosed
Net capacity (design)not disclosed
Thermal outputnot disclosed
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteFukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Unit8
CountryJapan
OwnerTokyo Electric Power Co100%
OperatorTokyo Electric Power
Coordinates 37.4231, 141.0331
Cancelled2014
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Other units at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 1 Retired 460
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2 Retired 784
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 3 Retired 784
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 4 Retired 784
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 5 Retired 784
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 6 Retired 1,100
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 7 Cancelled 1,380

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