As of November 2023, the nuclear power plant Takahama-1, which is owned by Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., was the oldest operable nuclear power plant in Japan. It started its commercial operation around 48 years ago.
After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2011, all nuclear reactors in Japan were shut down for safety inspections. The first reactors were restarted in 2015.
Age of operable nuclear power plants in Japan as of November 2023, by power plant
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JAIF. (November 15, 2023). Age of operable nuclear power plants in Japan as of November 2023, by power plant [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209510/japan-age-operable-nuclear-reactors-by-power-plant/
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