TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Kansai Electric Power shut down the 826 megawatt (MW) No.1 reactor at its Takahama nuclear power station in western Japan for scheduled maintenance and refuelling on September 6, a company spokesperson said. The utility plans to restart it in late November. As of Tuesday, Japan has 11 reactors in operation, with a combined capacity of 10,377 MW. Many companies are undergoing a re-licensing process to meet stricter safety standards implemented after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Prior to the disaster, they operated 54 reactors. The table below shows the status of Japan's nuclear power plants. The regional utilities are: Chubu Electric Power, Chugoku Electric Power, Hokkaido Electric Power , Hokuriku Electric Power, Kansai Electric Power, Kyushu Electric Power, Shikoku Electric Power, Tohoku Electric Power and Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco). In the table, the companies are referred to by their regional names. Japan Atomic Power Company (Japco), a nuclear energy company, owns two reactors. Company Plant Unit MW Status Hokkaido Tomari 1 579 Shutdown 22/4/11 Hokkaido Tomari 2 579 Shutdown 26/8/11 Hokkaido Tomari 3 912 Shutdown 5/5/12 Tohoku Onagawa 2 825 Online 5/12/24 Tohoku Onagawa 3 825 Shutdown 11/3/11 Tohoku Higashidori 1 1,100 Shutdown 6/2/11 Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariw 1 1,100 Shutdown 6/8/11 a Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariw 2 1,100 Shutdown 16/7/07 a Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariw 3 1,100 Shutdown 16/7/07 a Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariw 4 1,100 Shutdown 16/7/07 a Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariw 5 1,100 Shutdown 25/1/12 a Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariw 6 1,356 Shutdown 26/3/12 a Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariw 7 1,356 Shutdown 23/8/11 a Chubu Hamaoka 3 1,100 Shutdown 29/11/10 Chubu Hamaoka 4 1,137 Shutdown 13/5/11 Chubu Hamaoka 5 1,380 Shutdown 14/5/11 Hokuriku Shika 1 540 Shutdown 1/3/11 Hokuriku Shika 2 1,206 Shutdown 11/3/11 Kansai Mihama 3 826 Online 21/5/25 Kansai Takahama 1 826 Shutdown 6/9/25 Kansai Takahama 2 826 Online 8/2/25 Kansai Takahama 3 870 Online 1/6/25 Kansai Takahama 4 870 Shutdown 18/6/25 Kansai Ohi 3 1,180 Online 14/8/25 Kansai Ohi 4 1,180 Online 20/2/25 Chugoku Shimane 2 820 Online 22/12/24 Shikoku Ikata 3 890 Online 16/10/24 Kyushu Genkai 3 1,180 Online 13/6/25 Kyushu Genkai 4 1,180 Shutdown 27/7/25 Kyushu Sendai 1 890 Online 27/8/24 Kyushu Sendai 2 890 Online 28/11/24 Japco Tokai Daini 1 1,100 Shutdown 11/3/11 Japco Tsuruga 2 1,160 Shutdown 7/5/11 Total 33,083 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi)
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