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.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: nuclear power plant
  • Also known as: “KKW Fugen”, “新型転換炉ふげん”, and “新型転換炉原型炉ふげん”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant and Tateishimisaki Lighthouse.

Power station
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The is located in the city of , , . is situated 410 metres southeast of Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.

Lighthouse
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km north of Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.

Power station
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Monju was a Japanese sodium-cooled fast reactor… is situated 3½ km southwest of Fugen Nuclear Power Plant.

Fugen Nuclear Power Plant

Latitude
35.75467° or 35° 45′ 17″ north
Longitude
136.01688° or 136° 1′ 1″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8Q7RQ238+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 605420909
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
11838420
Wiki­data ID
Q1500817
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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”
  • Japanese: “ふげん”
  • Persian: “نیروگاه هسته‌ای فوگن”
  • Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Fugen”
  • Russian: “АЭС Фуген”
  • Ukrainian: “АЕС Фуген”

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Places to explore: Myojincho and Tateishi.

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Places to explore: Fugen and Tsugara-2.

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