Genkai Nuclear Power Plant

Infobox NPP
BILD = GenkaiNuclearPowerPlant.jpg
BILDBESCHREIBUNG = The Genkai NPP
LAND = Japan
EIGENTÜMER = Kyūshū Electric Power Company
BETREIBER = Kyushu Electric Power Company
PROJEKTBEGINN = 1970
BETRIEBSAUFNAHME = October 15, 1975
STILLLEGUNG =
REAKTOR = 4
REAKTOR_MW = 3478
S_REAKTOR =
S_REAKTOR_MW =
B_REAKTOR =
B_REAKTOR_MW =
E_REAKTOR =
E_REAKTOR_MW =
EINSPEISUNG = 25,380
EINSPEISUNG_JAHR = 2006
DURCHSCHNITTSEINSPEISUNG = 25,385
GESAMTEINSPEISUNG = 407,958
WEBSITE =
STAND = July 24, 2007The nihongo|Genkai Nuclear Power Plant|玄海原子力発電所|Genkai hatsudensho|Genkai NPP is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Genkai in the Higashimatsuura District in the Saga Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Kyūshū Electric Power Company.

Unit 3 has been selected as a special Plutonium fuel test case. The plant is on a site with a total of 0.87 square kilometers.

Reactors on Site

All reactors at the Genkai plant use low enriched (3-4%) Uranium dioxide fuel.

In 2010 there are plans to use plutonium fuel at unit 3.

Earthquakes

*The 2005 Fukuoka earthquake was felt at the plant, but there was no equipment damage.

Events

*July 17, 1998 there was a leakage in the Condenser of Unit 1 while operating at full power. The problem caused the plant to be run at a lower power for some time.
*January 20, 1998 In Unit 3 during a routine test, leakage of one fuel assembly was discovered.
*March 31, 1999 There was a problem in Unit 2 with damage to pressure tubes of the Steam generator.

External links

* [http://www.kyuden.co.jp/ Kyushu Electric 九州電力]
* [http://www.kyuden.co.jp/genkai_index Genkai NPP site c/o Kyushu Electric 九州電力・玄海原子力発電所]