Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant
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Tsuruga NPP
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 Location of Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan
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| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°45′7″N 136°1′8″E / 35.75194°N 136.01889°ECoordinates: 35°45′7″N 136°1′8″E / 35.75194°N 136.01889°E |
| Construction began | November 24, 1966 |
| Commission date | March 14, 1970 |
| Operator(s) | Japan Atomic Power Company |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Cooling source | Tsuruga bay, Sea of Japan |
| Cooling towers | no |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 1,160 MW |
| Units planned | 2 × 1,538 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 x 357 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,160 MW |
| Capacity factor | 74.8% |
| Average generation | 7,600 GW·h |
The Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant (敦賀発電所 Tsuruga hatsudensho?, Tsuruga NPP) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. It is operated by the Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC). The total site area amounts to 5.12 km2 (1,265 acres) with 4.80 km2, or 94% of it, being green area that the company is working to preserve.
The Tsuruga site is a dual site with the decommissioned prototype Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.
The construction of two new nuclear reactors is currently planned. However, there have been many delays due to the need for seismic upgrades, even before the March, 2011 earthquake. As of 2014, construction has not begun on the two new plants, although a tunnel has been completed linking the tip of the peninsula with the existing No 1 and No 2 sites.
The Tsuruga #1 reactor is oldest commercial reactor in Japan. It was shut down for a safety inspection on 26 January 2011. In March 2015 JAPC announced that Tsuruga #1 would be decommissioned.
In March 2015 the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) accepted an expert report that concluded the plant is on an active fault, which put any restart of Tsuruga #2 in doubt.
On 8 November 2011 a group of 40 citizens of Otsu in Shiga prefecture started a lawsuit at the Otsu District Court against Japan Atomic Power Company. They asked for a provisional court order to delay the restart of the two reactors at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Tsuruga. The plaintiffs argued that:
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