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World's largest nuclear power plant in Japan cleared for operations

Established in 1985, the facility has seven reactors on site, five of which have a power generation capacity of 1,100 MW each, and the other two can generate 1,365 MW of power.

Published: Dec 27, 2023 07:54 AM EST
With seven reactors, the Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant is the largest nuclear power generation facility in the world.