Monju (もんじゅ) is a Japanese sodium-cooled fast reactor located in Tsuruga Fukui Prefecture. Construction started in 1986 and the reactor achieved criticality for the first time in April 1994. Its name is a reference to Manjusri.Monju is a sodium cooled MOX-fueled loop-type reactor with three primary coolant loops producing 280 MWe from 714 MWt. It has a breeding ratio of approximately 1.2.
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