Shimane Nuclear Power Plant

The Shimane Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Kashima-chou in the city of Matsue in the Shimane Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Chūgoku Electric Power Company.

This plant was once said to be the closest nuclear power plant to a prefecture capital. However, on March 31, 2005, the area of Kashima-chou merged with the Matsue (it was formerly in the Yatsuka District, Shimane), making it exactly the same city as the prefecture capital.