The Oi Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Oi in the Fukui Prefecture, managed by the Kansai Electric Power Company.

On December 22, 2005 8:50am there was trouble with a power line due to strong winds and heavy snow, the reactor was shut down as a result.

Unit	Type	First Criticality	Electric Power
Ōi - 1	PWR	March 27, 1979	1175 MW
Ōi - 2	PWR	December 5, 1979	1175 MW
Ōi - 3	PWR	December 19, 1991	1180 MW
Ōi - 4	PWR	February 2, 1993	1180 MW

Ōi Nuclear Power Plant
Data
Country	Japan
Operator	Kansai Electric Power Company
Built	1970
Start of commercial operation	March 27, 1979
Reactors
Reactors active	4 (4,710 MW)
Power
Total power generation in 2006	32,808 GW·h
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs)	32,667 GW·h
Net generation	618,710 GW·h
Other details