Japan · 35.751, 136.020Tsuruga
Tsuruga, nuclear power plant in Japan, has one pressurized water reactor with 1,108 MW net installed capacity, with operation suspended.
Unit Tsuruga 2 has been operating for 39 years, since 1987. Its 1,108 MW net are enough to supply about 3,490,000 households.
- Country
- Japan
- Units
- 3
- Technology
- BWR · PWR · HWLWR
- Net capacity
- 1,108 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1970
- Operator
- Japan Atomic Power · Japan Atomic Energy Agency
- Owner
- Japan Atomic Power Co · Japan Atomic Energy Agency
- Status
- Operation suspended
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Japan · Vendor: General Electric · Vendor: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Vendor: Hitachi · every BWR reactor · how a BWR works · every PWR reactor · how a PWR works · every HWLWR reactor
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuruga 1 | Boiling water (BWR) | BWR-2 | Shut down | 340 | 1,070 | Apr 1966 | Nov 1969 | Apr 2015 | — |
| Tsuruga 2 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Mitsubishi 4-loop (M 4LP) | Offline by regulatory decision | 1,108 | 3,411 | Nov 1982 | Jun 1986 | — | — |
| Fugen | Heavy water light water (HWLWR) | ATR | Shut down | 148 | 557 | May 10, 1972 | Jul 1978 | Mar 2003 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Tsuruga 1, a 340 MWe BWR (BWR-2), started construction in 1966 and operated from 1969 to 2015.
Tsuruga 2, a 1,108 MWe PWR (Mitsubishi 4-loop (M 4LP)), started construction in 1982, was connected to the grid in 1986 and is currently suspended.
Fugen, a 148 MWe HWLWR (ATR), started construction in 1972 and operated from 1978 to 2003.
Operator: Japan Atomic Power (Tsuruga 1, Tsuruga 2) · Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Fugen).
Owner: Japan Atomic Power Co (Tsuruga 1, Tsuruga 2).