Elk River nuclear power plant
Elk River nuclear power plant is a nuclear site in United States with 1 unit on record. None is currently operating.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk River nuclear power plant | Retired | BWR | - | 24 | 1964 |
Elk River nuclear power plant in context
The one unit with both construction and grid dates on record took 4.6 years from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1960s is 5.0 years.
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk River nuclear power plant | 1959 | 1963 | 4.6 | 5.0 (1960s) |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
| Location | Elk River, Minnesota, United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45.2963, -93.5555approximate |
| Elevation | not given: the position is only approximate |
| Setting | not given: the position is only approximate |
| Region | Northern America |
| Units by status | Retired: 1 |
| Owners | US Department of Energy |
|---|---|
| Operators | Rural Cooperative Power Association |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data