Monticello nuclear power plant

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Monticello nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Wright County, Minnesota, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Monticello nuclear power plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1971[1] 691 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] BWR-3 (Mark 1)[1] Xcel Energy Inc [100%][1] Northern States Power[1]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Monticello nuclear power plant

Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
June 19, 1967[1] December 10, 1970[1] March 5, 1971[1] June 30, 1971[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Monticello nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
628 MW[1] 545 MW[1] 2004 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Monticello nuclear power plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wright County, Minnesota, United States[2] 45.3338, -93.8493 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126222401/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=620. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)