The is a
nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor. As is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a electric generator, generato ...
located in the town of Kashima-chou in the city of
Matsue
is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District.
Matsue is located at ...
in the
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...
. It is owned and operated by the
Chūgoku Electric Power Company.
This plant was once said to be the closest nuclear power plant to a prefecture capital. However, on March 31, 2005, the area of Kashima-chou merged with
Matsue
is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District.
Matsue is located at ...
(it was formerly in the
Yatsuka District), making it exactly the same city as the prefecture capital.
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'' magazine has reported that, in June 2006, a previously unknown geological fault was identified close to the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant, but it is expected to be years before the plant is strengthened.
The power plant covers an area of .
[Chugoku Electric Power Company (Japanese)]
Shimane-3 Overview
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Reactors on site
See also
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List of nuclear power plants in Japan
The following is a list of Japanese nuclear power plants.
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, all 17 major plants were shut down. As of 2022, only 6 out of 17 major nuclear power plants operate in the country, operated by the Kyushu El ...
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Chugoku Electric Power Company 中国電力Administration for the power plant 島根の原子力行政
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1970s establishments in Japan
Nuclear power stations in Japan
Buildings and structures in Shimane Prefecture
Nuclear power stations using advanced boiling water reactors
Nuclear power stations with proposed reactors