Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #6 of 692 Japan power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 9.1% of Japan's electricity; the national grid averages 477 gCO₂/kWh (32.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_fukushimadaiichi_japan.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (retired); fuel: GEM GNPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 4,696 MW, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is well above the median nuclear plant in Japan (2,070 MW). Technically it is described as boiling water reactor. Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest nuclear power plant of 24 in Japan by capacity.
Japan has 24 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 58,491 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
Location
Coordinates 37.4231, 141.0331 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was a nuclear-fired power station in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan and was retired.