Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station
Quad Cities Generating Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant located near Cordova, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River. The two General Electric boiling water reactors give the plant a total gross electric capacity of approximately 1,880 MW.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folletts and Cordova.
Folletts
Hamlet
Folletts is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersections of 292nd Street and County Highway Z36 on the north bank of the Wapsipinicon River. Folletts is situated 3 miles northwest of Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station.
Cordova
Village
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Cordova is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Cordova population was 671 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 672 at the 2010 census. Cordova is situated 3 miles south of Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station.
Princeton
Village
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Princeton is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 923 at the time of the 2020 census. Princeton is situated 4 miles southwest of Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station.
Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: Nuclear power plant in Rock Island County, Illinois
- Categories: nuclear power plant and industry
- Location: Cordova Township, Rock Island, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.72624° or 41° 43′ 34″ northLongitude
-90.30597° or 90° 18′ 22″ westElevation
623 feet (190 metres)Inception
December 1972Operator
Exelon NuclearOpen location code
86HFPMGV+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 735289776OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة المدن الرباعية النووية”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Quad Cities”
- Czech: “JE Quad Cities”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Quad Cities”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Quad Cities”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de quad cities”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Quad Cities”
- French: “Centrale Nucléaire De Quad Cities”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Quad Cities”
- Japanese: “クアッド・シティズ原子力発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Quad Cities kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Quad Cities kjernekraftverk”
- Russian: “АЭС Квод Ситис”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear de quad cities”
- Spanish: “Central nuclear de Quad Cities”
- Spanish: “Planta de energia nuclear Quad Cities”
- Spanish: “Planta de energía nuclear Quad Cities”
- Spanish: “Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station”
- Swedish: “Quad Cities Clean Energy Center”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Квад Сітіс”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Квод-Сітіс”
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