Since Hitachi began the development of nuclear technologies in 1957, it has been involved with a number of nuclear projects, including research reactors, export and development reactors, and commercial reactors.
Start of operation
1957
1957
- Delivery customer
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Research Reactor (JRR-1) (auxiliary facility)
- Output
- 0.05MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
1960
1960
- Delivery customer
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Research Reactor (JRR-2) (helium purification system)
- Output
- 10MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
1961
- Delivery customer
- Hitachi, Ltd. Central Research Laboratory
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Research Reactor (HTR) (complete set of nuclear reactor equipment)
- Output
- 0.1MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
1962
- Delivery customer
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Research Reactor (JRR-3) (main reactor, other equipment)
- Output
- 10MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
1963
- Delivery customer
- Musashi Institute of Technology
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Research Reactor (TRIGA reactor) (complete set of nuclear reactor equipment)
- Output
- 0.1MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
- Delivery customer
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Japan Power Demonstration Reactor (JPDR) (reactor system equipment)
- Output
- 12.5MWe
- Type
- Research reactor
1964
- Delivery customer
- Kyoto University
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Research Reactor (KUR) (complete set of nuclear reactor equipment)
- Output
- 1MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
1965
- Delivery customer
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Research Reactor (JRR-4) (complete set of nuclear reactor equipment)
- Output
- 1MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
1968
- Delivery customer
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Materials testing reactor (JMTR) (reactor core structure, other equipment)
- Output
- 50MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
1970
1970
- Delivery customer
- The Japan Atomic Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Tsuruga-1 Nuclear Power Plant (nuclear reactor pressure vessel, core structure, other equipment)
- Output
- 357MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1971
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1(nuclear reactor containment vessel, other equipment)
- Output
- 460MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1972
- Delivery customer
- Government of Pakistan
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (turbines, generators)
- Output
- 137MWe
- Type
- Export
1974
- Delivery customer
- Chugoku Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Shimane Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 460MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1976
- Delivery customer
- Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (set of turbine equipment)
- Output
- 540MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1977
- Delivery customer
- Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (nuclear reactor equipment, other equipment)
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Fast Breeder Reactor "Joyo" (nuclear reactor equipment, other equipment)
- Output
- 50MWt
- Type
- Development reactor
1978
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 4 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 784MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
- Delivery customer
- The Japan Atomic Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Tokai No. 2 Power Station (nuclear reactor equipment, turbine auxiliary equipment, other equipment)
- Output
- 1,100MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
- Delivery customer
- Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (set of turbine equipment)
- Output
- 840MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
- Delivery customer
- Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Advanced thermal reactor "Fugen" (nuclear reactor equipment)
- Output
- 165MWe
- Type
- Development reactor
- Delivery customer
- Taiwan Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 (nuclear reactor containment vessel)
- Output
- 636MWe
- Type
- Export
1979
- Delivery customer
- Taiwan Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 (nuclear reactor containment vessel)
- Output
- 636MWe
- Type
- Export
1980
1984
- Delivery customer
- Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (Switzerland)
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Nuclear Power Plant Leibstadt (interior reactor structure)
- Output
- 1,220MWe
- Type
- Export
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 1,100MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1986
- Delivery customer
- Public Service Electric and Gas Company (US)
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (nuclear reactor pressure vessel)
- Output
- 1,117MWe
- Type
- Export
1987
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station Unit 4 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 1,100MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
- Delivery customer
- Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 (set of turbine equipment)
- Output
- 1,100MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1989
- Delivery customer
- Chugoku Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Shimane Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 820MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1990
1990
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 5 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 1,100MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1993
- Delivery customer
- Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Unit 4 (set of turbine equipment)
- Output
- 1,137MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
- Delivery customer
- Hokuriku Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Shika Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 540MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1994
- Delivery customer
- Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Fast Breeder Reactor "Monju" (intermediate heat exchange equipment, steam generator equipment, other equipment)
- Output
- 280MWe
- Type
- Development reactor
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 4 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 1,100MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1996
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 6 (set of turbine equipment)
- Output
- 1,356MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1997
- Delivery customer
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 7 (set of nuclear reactor equipment)
- Output
- 1,356MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
1998
- Delivery customer
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (nuclear reactor pressure vessel, other equipment)
- Output
- 30MWt
- Type
- Research reactor
2000
2002
- Delivery customer
- Tohoku Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 (set of turbine equipment)
- Output
- 825MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
2005
- Delivery customer
- Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Unit 5 (set of turbine equipment)
- Output
- 1,380MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
2006
- Delivery customer
- Hokuriku Electric Power Company
- Plant name (delivered facilities)
- Shika Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 (complete set of plant equipment)
- Output
- 1,358MWe
- Type
- Commercial reactor
- [Unit descriptions] Wt: thermal output, We: electrical output, 1 MW = 1,000 kW
- Note: Includes some plants worked on a partial basis. For research reactors and development reactors, the starting year of operation is the year of first critical state, and output is the initial rated value.
- [Sources] Commercial reactors: Trends in Global Nuclear Power Development (Japan Atomic Industrial Forum), Research reactors and development reactors: Public materials from each research and development organization, websites, etc.
