“Existing NPPs to Enter Age of 80-Year Operations” JAIF Annual Survey Says

Each year, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. (JAIF) presents a survey titled “World Nuclear Power Plants.” This year's survey is compiled from data as of January 1, 2020 based on replies to questionnaires sent to electric power companies and nuclear-related organizations around the world.

Total Nuclear Capacity of Operating NPPs Decreases for First Time in 6 Years As of January 1, 2020, there were 437 operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) around the world, with a total generating capacity of 411,924 MW. Total nuclear capacity, which had been increasing since 2013, decreased for the first time in six years. Six had outputs less than 1,000 MW (total generating capacity of 4,300 MW) and had been operated for more than 40 years (since the 1970s): two in the U.S. and one each in South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan. The other six closed units totaling 6,430 MW of generating capacity had begun commercial operations in the 1980s and been operated less than 40 years: five in Japan and one in Germany. Existing NPPs to Enter Age of 80-Year Operations In the U.S., where e...more

22 May, 2020

Sendai-2 Starts Periodic Inspection, with Due Date Imminent to Install Specific Safety Facilities

Since March of this year, a periodic inspection has been underway at the Sendai-1 (PWR, 890 MW), owned and operated by the Kyushu Electric Power Co.. On May 20, the company began a similar inspection of its Sendai-2 (PWR, 890 MW), the period for which was moved up because of the approaching deadline for the installation of facilities—termed specific safety facilities—to respond to specific severe accidents, including terrorist attacks, and which are mandated under the new regulatory standards for Japan’s nuclear power plants (NPPs).

Five-year grace periods for the installation of such facilities were granted from the date of approval of both plants’ construction work plans (detailed design approvals)—March 18 and May 22, 2015, for Sendai-1 and -2, respectively—so the deadline for Sendai-2 will expire soon. The two units had already cleared their examinations under the new regulatory standards ahead of others nationwide, having resumed operation in August and October 2015, respectively. The periodic inspection of Sendai-2 is expected to take approximately nine months, ending next year. In addition to work to install the specific safety facilities, refueling of the unit will also take place, as well as the installation of a permanent direct-current power supply system (the third one), as required under the new regula...more
• 3 April, 2020 TEPCO Presents Ten-Year Decommissioning Midterm Action Plan for Fukushima Daiichi NPS
• 27 February, 2020 NRA Approves Changes to Reactor Installation for Onagawa-2 under New Regulatory Standards
• 10 February, 2020 NRA Exchanges Views with Tohoku Electric President, Who Says Major Turning Point Is Approaching Toward Restart
• 10 February, 2020 Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee Cites Major Progress at TEPCO, Giving High Marks to Its State of Improvement on Priority Issues
• 16 January, 2020 Japan’s Nuclear Power Plant Capacity Factor Stood at Just 21.4 Percent Last Year
• 25 December, 2019 ANRE Committee Clarifies Options for Treated Contaminated Water at Fukushima Daiichi NPPs, Viewing Both Offshore and Vapor Release Favorably
• 13 December, 2019 NRA Approves Decommissioning Plans for Kansai EP’s Ohi-1 and-2
• 29 November, 2019 NRA Issues Draft Review Report: Onagawa-2 Meets New Regulatory Standards
• 10 September, 2019 Kyushu Electric Power Files Decommissioning Plan for Genkai-2 and Seeks Change to Genkai-1 Plan, with Work on Both to Proceed Simultaneously
• 4 September, 2019 White Paper on Nuclear Energy Features Decommissioning, Accumulation of Technology as “Great Assets” for the Future
• 29 August, 2019 TEPCO to Decide Fate of Kashiwazaki Kariwa Units 1 to 5 Five Years after Restarting Units 6 and 7
• 29 August, 2019 TEPCO, Chubu Electric Power, Hitachi, Toshiba Considering Joint Business for BWRs
• 9 August, 2019 NRA Exchanges Views with President Sakamoto of RFS, Which Pledges to Make Its Utmost Efforts

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