Hamaoka 1 Dismantling Under Way
The reactor is set to be fully dismantled by 2035, with the entire decommissioning process expected to conclude by 2042.
Japan's Chubu Electric Power Company has removed the upper lid of the reactor pressure vessel at unit 1 of the Hamaoka NPP Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- Unit 1 (540 MWe) began operating in 1976
- Unit 2 (840 MWe) began operating in 1978
Due to updated seismic regulations introduced after the 2007 Niigata Chūetsu offshore earthquake, Chubu Electric decided in 2008 to decommission both units.
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Author's summary: Hamaoka 1 dismantling is underway with completion expected by 2035.