Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is a nuclear power plant located in Monticello, Minnesota, along the Mississippi River. The site, which began operating in 1971, has a single nuclear reactor of the General Electric BWR-3 design generating 671 MWe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear power plant
- Address: 2807 Country Road 75 Northwest, Monticello, MN 55362
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monticello and Becker.
Monticello
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Monticello is a city next to the Mississippi River in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,455 at the 2020 census.
Becker
Village
Becker is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, between the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The population was 4,877 at the 2020 census. Becker is located 46 miles northwest of Minneapolis and 19 miles southeast of St. Cloud. Becker is situated 4½ miles north of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
Big Lake
Town
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Big Lake is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,686 at the 2020 census. Big Lake is situated 4½ miles east of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: City of Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.33094° or 45° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
-93.8426° or 93° 50′ 33″ westElevation
932 feet (284 metres)Inception
June 30th, 1971Operator
Xcel EnergyOpen location code
86Q885J4+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 197417877OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة مونتيسلو للطاقة النووية”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Monticello”
- Czech: “JE Monticello”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Monticello”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Monticello”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Monticello”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Monticello”
- Hungarian: “Monticello atomerőmű”
- Indonesian: “Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir Monticello”
- Japanese: “モンティセロ原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Monticello kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Monticello kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Монтиселло”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear de Monticello”
- Spanish: “Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant”
- Spanish: “Planta de energia nuclear Monticello”
- Spanish: “Planta de energía nuclear Monticello”
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