Fugen Nuclear Power Plant
Fugen ふげん was a prototype Japanese nuclear test reactor. Fugen was a domestic Japanese design for a demonstration Advanced Thermal Reactor. It was a heavy water moderated, boiling light water cooled reactor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power plant
- Also known as: “新型転換炉ふげん”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant and Tateishimisaki Lighthouse.
Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant is located in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Japan Atomic Power Company. The total site area is 5.12 square kilometres with 94% of it being green area that the company is working to preserve. Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant is situated 410 metres southeast of Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.
Tateishimisaki Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tateishimisaki Lighthouse is situated 1 km north of Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.
Monju Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Nife, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monju was a Japanese sodium-cooled fast reactor, located near the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant, Fukui Prefecture. Its name is a reference to Manjusri. Construction started in 1986 and the reactor achieved criticality for the first time in April 1994. Monju Nuclear Power Plant is situated 3½ km southwest of Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.
Fugen Nuclear Power Plant
- Categories: nuclear power plant, advanced thermal reactor, and industry
- Location: Tsuruga, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.75467° or 35° 45′ 17″ northLongitude
136.01688° or 136° 1′ 1″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8Q7RQ238+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 605420909OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Fugen Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普賢（核能研究）”
- Chinese: “普賢核能發電廠”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Fugen”
- Dutch: “Kernenergiecentrale Fugen”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Fugen”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Fugen”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Fugen”
- German: “KKW Fugen”
- Japanese: “ふげん”
- Japanese: “新型転換炉原型炉ふげん”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هستهای فوگن”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Fugen”
- Russian: “АЭС Фуген”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Фуген”
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