Monju Nuclear Power Plant
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant and Mt. Sazaegadake.
Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
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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 3½ km northeast of Monju Nuclear Power Plant.
Mt. Sazaegadake
Peak
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Mt. Sazaegadake is a peak, which is situated 3 km southeast of Monju Nuclear Power Plant.
Fugen Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
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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. Fugen Nuclear Power Plant is situated 3½ km northeast of Monju Nuclear Power Plant.
Monju Nuclear Power Plant
- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power plant in Japan
- Categories: nuclear power plant, fast breeder reactor, sodium-cooled fast reactor, and industry
- Location: Tsuruga, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.73909° or 35° 44′ 21″ northLongitude
135.98529° or 135° 59′ 7″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Inception
1995Operator
日本原子力研究開発機構Open location code
8Q7QPXQP+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 771787166OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Monju Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “文殊 (核反應爐)”
- Chinese: “文殊（核能研究）”
- Chinese: “文殊”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Mondžu”
- Dutch: “Kernenergiecentrale Monju”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Monju”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Monju”
- German: “KKW Monju”
- Italian: “centrale nucleare di Monju”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Monju”
- Japanese: “もんじゅ”
- Japanese: “高速増殖原型炉もんじゅ”
- Japanese: “高速増殖炉もんじゅ”
- Korean: “몬주 고속증식로”
- Korean: “몬주 원자력 발전소”
- Korean: “몬주”
- Korean: “몬쥬”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Monju kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Monju kjernekraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هستهای موانجو”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Monju”
- Russian: “АЭС Мондзю”
- Russian: “Мондзю”
- Swedish: “Monju kärnkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Монджу”
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