Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
The facility sits along the coast of the Sea of Japan, spreading across the boundaries of Kashiwazaki city and the territory of Kariwa village. Its seven reactor units stand in separate buildings connected by roads and open spaces between them.
Operations began in the late 1970s as Japan expanded its energy production. The Niigata earthquake in 2007 led to extensive inspections and structural adjustments throughout the site.
The power station represents Japan's commitment to nuclear energy development, featuring seven reactor units including the first advanced boiling water reactor worldwide.
The site is accessible to visitors only by prior arrangement and is subject to strict security controls. The surrounding communities have established warning procedures and evacuation routes.
The site was the first worldwide to operate an advanced boiling water reactor. Its combined output surpasses all other nuclear plants by electrical generation.
Location: Kashiwazaki
Location: Kariwa
Inception: June 5, 1980
Website: https://tepco.co.jp/en/hd/ourbusiness/nuclear/kashiwazaki-kariwa/index-e.html
GPS coordinates: 37.42833,138.60167
Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:42
This collection brings together nuclear power plants that have shaped the history of civilian nuclear energy. Some experienced accidents that changed the world’s view of nuclear energy. Chernobyl in Ukraine remains a symbol of the 1986 disaster, while Fukushima in Japan showed the risks of natural events. Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania paused the building of new reactors in the US for many years. Other sites are among the largest in the world, like Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in Japan or Bruce in Canada. Many places are facing challenges today, such as the Zaporijia plant in Ukraine. The collection also includes projects that tried to push the technical limits of this energy. Superphénix in France and Monju in Japan explored new types of reactors, with mixed results. Some facilities, like Bataan in the Philippines, were never operational despite being fully built. Others, like Oyster Creek or Tokai, helped start nuclear work in their countries. From Siberia to the United Arab Emirates, from Canada to India, these sites tell stories about energy choices, technical progress, failures, and questions that have surrounded this source of power for more than sixty years.
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