Monju Nuclear Power Plant

Monju was a Japanese sodium-cooled fast reactor, located near the , . Its name is a reference to Manjusri. Construction started in 1986 and the reactor achieved criticality for the first time in April 1994.
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  • Power station
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
  • …is operated by 日本原子力研究開発機構
  • …dates from 1995
  • Description: nuclear power plant in Japan

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The is located in the city of , , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Monju Nuclear Power Plant.
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is a peak, which is situated 3 km southeast of Monju Nuclear Power Plant.
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Fugen ふげん was a prototype Japanese nuclear test reactor. is situated 3½ km northeast of Monju Nuclear Power Plant.

Monju Nuclear Power Plant

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Latitude
35.73909° or 35° 44′ 21″ north
Longitude
135.98529° or 135° 59′ 7″ east
Open location code
8Q7QPXQP+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 771787166
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
11838433
Wiki­data ID
Q1331046

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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”
  • 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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