The Genkai Nuclear Power Plant 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 Genkai Nuclear Power 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.

Name Reactor Type Power Rating Thermal Power Core Tonnage # of Fuel Assemblies Capital Costs
Genkai - 1 PWR 559 MW 1650 MW 48 tons 121 54,500,000,000 yen
Genkai - 2 PWR 559 MW 1650 MW 48 tons 121 123,600,000,000 yen
Genkai - 3 PWR 1180 MW 3423 MW 89 tons 193 399,300,000,000 yen
Genkai - 4 PWR 1180 MW 3423 MW 89 tons 193 324,400,000,000 yen

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

Genkai Nuclear Power Plant
Country Japan
Coordinates 33°30′56″N 129°50′14″E / 33.51556°N 129.83722°E / 33.51556; 129.83722Coordinates: 33°30′56″N 129°50′14″E / 33.51556°N 129.83722°E / 33.51556; 129.83722
Construction began 1970
Commission date October 15, 1975
Owner(s) Kyūshū Electric Power Company
Operator(s) Kyushu Electric Power Company

Reactor information
Reactors operational 2 x 559 MW
2 x 1180 MW

Power generation information
Annual generation 25,380 GW·h
Net generation 407,958 GW·h

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