Hohoku nuclear power plant 2
Cancelled Japan
Gross capacity
1,067MW
Hohoku nuclear power plant 2 is a boiling water reactor unit at Hohoku nuclear power plant in Japan rated at 1,067 MW gross. It is cancelled.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | not disclosed |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 1,067MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | not disclosed |
| Net capacity (design) | not disclosed |
| Thermal output | not disclosed |
| NSSS vendor | not on record |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Hohoku nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2 |
| Country | Japan |
| Owner | The Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc100% |
| Coordinates | 34.2903, 130.9491approximate |
| Cancelled | 1994 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Other units at Hohoku nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Hohoku nuclear power plant 1 | Cancelled | 1,067 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-16
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data