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Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant

Retired Japan
Gross capacity
13MW

Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant in Japan rated at 13 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 15 Mar 1965.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-1
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity13MW
Net capacity (reference)12MW
Net capacity (design)10MW
Thermal output90MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteJapan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryJapan
OwnerJapan Atomic Energy Agency100%
OperatorJapan Atomic Energy Agency
Coordinates 36.4568, 140.6059approximate
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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.

Timeline

  1. 1 Dec 1960Construction start
  2. 22 Aug 1963First criticality
  3. 26 Oct 1963Grid connection
  4. 15 Mar 1965Commercial operation
  5. 18 Mar 1976Permanent shutdown

Other BWR-1 units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Garigliano nuclear power plant Italy Retired 160

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