Japan · 33.491, 132.309Ikata
Ikata, nuclear power plant in Japan, operates one pressurized water reactor with 846 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1977.
Unit Ikata 3 has been operating for 32 years, since 1994. Its 846 MW net are enough to supply about 2,660,000 households.
- Country
- Japan
- Units
- 3
- Technology
- PWR
- Net capacity
- 846 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1977
- Operator
- Shikoku Electric Power
- Owner
- Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc
- Status
- Operating
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Japan · Vendor: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · every PWR reactor · how a PWR works
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikata 1 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Mitsubishi 2-loop (M 2LP) | Shut down | 538 | 1,650 | Sep 1973 | Feb 1977 | May 2016 | — |
| Ikata 2 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Mitsubishi 2-loop (M 2LP) | Shut down | 538 | 1,650 | Aug 1978 | Aug 1981 | May 2018 | — |
| Ikata 3 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Mitsubishi 3-loop (M 3LP) | Operating | 846 | 2,660 | Oct 1, 1990 | Mar 29, 1994 | — | 77.5 % (2024) |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Ikata 1, a 538 MWe PWR (Mitsubishi 2-loop (M 2LP)), started construction in 1973 and operated from 1977 to 2016.
Ikata 2, a 538 MWe PWR (Mitsubishi 2-loop (M 2LP)), started construction in 1978 and operated from 1981 to 2018.
Ikata 3, an 846 MWe PWR (Mitsubishi 3-loop (M 3LP)), started construction in 1990, was connected to the grid in 1994 and is still operating, with a 77.5% load factor in 2024.
Operator: Shikoku Electric Power.
Owner: Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc (Ikata 1, Ikata 2, Ikata 3).