Nuclear power station | Photo | Location | Coordinates | Status | Units | References |
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant | | Ōkuma | 37°25′17″N 141°01′57″E / 37.42139°N 141.03250°E / 37.42139; 141.03250 (Fukushima I Nuclear Power Station) | Facility damaged beyond repair during the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 6 (all in decommissioning phase) | [1] |
Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant | | Naraha | 37°19′10″N 141°01′16″E / 37.31944°N 141.02111°E / 37.31944; 141.02111 (Fukushima II Nuclear Power Station) | Facility rendered inoperable due to seawater deluge caused by the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 4 (all in decommissioning phase) | [2] |
Genkai Nuclear Power Plant | | Genkai | 33°30′56″N 129°50′14″E / 33.51556°N 129.83722°E / 33.51556; 129.83722 (Genkai Nuclear Power Station) | Units 3 and 4 in operation. Units 1 and 2 are permanently shut down. | 4 (2 in decommissioning phase) | [3] |
Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant | | Omaezaki | 34°37′25″N 138°08′33″E / 34.62361°N 138.14250°E / 34.62361; 138.14250 (Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station) | Facility indefinitely shut down due to unsafe seismic conditions. | 5 | [4] |
Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant | | Higashidōri | 41°11′17″N 141°23′25″E / 41.18806°N 141.39028°E / 41.18806; 141.39028 (Higashidōri Nuclear Power Station) | Facility currently shut down pending restart following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 2 | [5] |
Ikata Nuclear Power Plant | | Ikata | 33°29′27″N 132°18′41″E / 33.49083°N 132.31139°E / 33.49083; 132.31139 (Ikata Nuclear Power Station) | Unit 3 in operation. | 3 (1 in decommissioning phase) | [6][7][8] |
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant | | Kashiwazaki | 37°25′42″N 138°36′06″E / 37.42833°N 138.60167°E / 37.42833; 138.60167 (Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station) | Facility shut down pending restart. Units 6 and 7 are ready for restart however there is no specified solution for units 1-5. | 7 (largest nuclear generating station in the world by net electrical power rating) | [9] |
Mihama Nuclear Power Plant | | Mihama | 35°42′09″N 135°57′48″E / 35.70250°N 135.96333°E / 35.70250; 135.96333 (Mihama Nuclear Power Station) | Unit 3 in operation | 3 | [10] |
Ōi Nuclear Power Plant | | Ōi | 35°32′26″N 135°39′07″E / 35.54056°N 135.65194°E / 35.54056; 135.65194 (Ōi Nuclear Power Station) | Units 3 and 4 are in operation. Units 1 and 2 are permanently shut down. | 4 (2 in decommissioning phase) | [11] |
Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant | | Onagawa | 38°24′04″N 141°29′59″E / 38.40111°N 141.49972°E / 38.40111; 141.49972 (Onagawa Nuclear Power Station) | Unit 2 currently under consideration for restart. | 3 | [12] |
Sendai Nuclear Power Plant | | Satsumasendai | 31°50′01″N 130°11′23″E / 31.83361°N 130.18972°E / 31.83361; 130.18972 (Sendai Nuclear Power Station) | All units are in operation. | 2 | [13] |
Shika Nuclear Power Plant | | Shika | 37°03′40″N 136°43′35″E / 37.06111°N 136.72639°E / 37.06111; 136.72639 (Shika Nuclear Power Station) | Plant under consideration for decommissioning due to the presence of fault lines underneath the reactors. | 2 | [14] |
Shimane Nuclear Power Plant | | Matsue | 35°32′18″N 132°59′57″E / 35.53833°N 132.99917°E / 35.53833; 132.99917 (Shimane Nuclear Power Station) | Facility currently shut down pending restart following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, construction on unit 3 halted. | 3 | [15] |
Takahama Nuclear Power Plant | | Takahama | 35°31′20″N 135°30′17″E / 35.52222°N 135.50472°E / 35.52222; 135.50472 (Takahama Nuclear Power Station) | Units 1, 3, and 4 are in operation. Unit 2 was restarted September 15, 2023, and plans to restart commercial operations in October 2023. | 4 (2 in decommissioning phase) | [16][17][18] |
Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant | | Tōkai | 36°27′59″N 140°36′24″E / 36.46639°N 140.60667°E / 36.46639; 140.60667 (Tōkai Nuclear Power Station) | The facility has been decommissioned. The oldest nuclear power plant in Japan. | 2 (1 decommissioned, 1 shut down) | [19] |
Tomari Nuclear Power Plant | | Tomari, Shiribeshi Subprefecture | 43°02′10″N 140°30′45″E / 43.03611°N 140.51250°E / 43.03611; 140.51250 (Tomari Nuclear Power Station) | Facility currently shut down pending restart following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 3 | [20] |
Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant | | Tsuruga | 35°40′22″N 136°04′38″E / 35.67278°N 136.07722°E / 35.67278; 136.07722 (Tsuruga Nuclear Power Station) | Due to seismic conditions the plant remains shut down following the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. | 2 (1 decommissioned, 2 under construction) | [21][22][23][24] |