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Higashidori (Tohoku)

Higashidori (Tohoku), nuclear power plant in Japan, has one boiling water reactor with 1,067 MW net installed capacity, with operation suspended.

Unit Higashidori (Tohoku) 1 has been operating for 21 years, since 2005. Its 1,067 MW net are enough to supply about 3,360,000 households.

Country
Japan
Units
1
Technology
BWR
Net capacity
1,067 MWe
First grid connection
2005
Operator
Tohoku Electric Power
Owner
Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc
Status
Operation suspended
Operating capacity
1,067 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating · 1 suspended
First start-up
2005
Higashidori (Tohoku)
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Units

UnitTypeModelStatusMWeMWtConstruction startGrid connectionClosureLoad factor
Higashidori (Tohoku) 1Boiling water (BWR)BWR-5Offline, awaiting restart1,0673,293Nov 2000Mar 2005——

Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · updated on Aug 1, 2026

Higashidori (Tohoku) 1, a 1,067 MWe BWR (BWR-5), started construction in 2000, was connected to the grid in 2005 and is currently suspended.

Operator: Tohoku Electric Power.

Owner: Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc.

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