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Bradwell nuclear power plant — Power plant · Nuclear · MagnoxDengie solar project -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 19 MW · 7.4 km awayHolmwood solar project -- — Solar · United Kingdom · 19 MW · 11.8 km awayMarshes Farm solar project -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 17 MW · 12.2 km awaySouth of Beckingham Road solar farm -- — Canceled · Solar · United Kingdom · 10.7 MW · 13.8 km awayClay Lane St Osyth solar farm -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 20 MW · 15.1 km awayPark Farm (St Osyth) wind farm -- — Canceled · Wind · United Kingdom · 4 MW · 15.3 km awayFeeringbury Farm Coggeshall Road solar project -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 15 MW · 18.8 km awayFambridge and Canewdon Road solar project -- — Solar · United Kingdom · 5 MW · 19.4 km awayThe Warren Hackmans Lane solar farm -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 21 MW · 19.7 km awayPark Road solar farm -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 22.5 MW · 20.5 km awayLodge Farm Boxted Road solar project -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 1 MW · 22.5 km awayCressing Farm Witham Road solar project -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 13.8 MW · 22.6 km awayThorpe Park Solar Farm Thorpe Le Soken solar farm -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 40 MW · 23.2 km awayLondon Southend Airport solar farm 2 — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 3 MW · 23.3 km awaySt Cleres Hall Pit Solar Array -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 25 MW · 24.1 km awayCressing East solar farm -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 24.9 MW · 24.3 km awayBoxted solar farm -- — Announced · Solar · United Kingdom · 20 MW · 24.4 km awayLongfield Solar — Filed · Solar + storage · United Kingdom · 500 MW · 24.8 km away
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Bradwell nuclear power plant

Power plant · Nuclear

Key facts

Power plant · Nuclear Retired
Capacity
Capacity: sourceGlobal Energy Monitor — Global Integrated Power Tracker (unit-level power plants, eight technologies, all statuses) · Open license, with creditMW
Commissioned
1962
Location
England, United Kingdom
Operated by
Magnox

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Technology
Nuclear source: “nuclear / gas-cooled reactor”
Age
64 years since 1962
Units
2
1 attribute from Global Energy Monitor — Global Integrated Power Tracker (unit-level power plants, eight technologies, all statuses)
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Owners
Name
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom)
Share pct
100
Unit ids
G100000500569, G100000500570
Location id
L100000500236
Subnational
England
Unit statuses
Retired
2
Location accuracy
exact

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareSource
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom) Owner 100.0% GEM
Magnox Operator GEM

Timeline

  • In service · GEM

Sources

2 sources

Sources GEM · Global Energy Monitor — Global Integrated Power Tracker (unit-level power plants, eight technologies, all statuses)

Sources

  • GEMOpen license, with credit · retrieved Oct 26, 2026Global Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  • Global Energy Monitor — Global Integrated Power Tracker (unit-level power plants, eight technologies, all statuses)

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 25 km
Projects within 25 km, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Dengie solar project -- Announced Solar 7.4 km 19
Holmwood solar project -- Unknown Solar 11.8 km 19
Marshes Farm solar project -- Announced Solar 12.2 km 17
South of Beckingham Road solar farm -- Canceled Solar 13.8 km 10.7
Clay Lane St Osyth solar farm -- Announced Solar 15.1 km 20
Park Farm (St Osyth) wind farm -- Canceled Wind 15.3 km 4
Feeringbury Farm Coggeshall Road solar project -- Announced Solar 18.8 km 15
Fambridge and Canewdon Road solar project -- Unknown Solar 19.4 km 5
The Warren Hackmans Lane solar farm -- Announced Solar 19.7 km 21
Park Road solar farm -- Announced Solar 20.5 km 22.5
Lodge Farm Boxted Road solar project -- Announced Solar 22.5 km 1
Cressing Farm Witham Road solar project -- Announced Solar 22.6 km 13.8
Thorpe Park Solar Farm Thorpe Le Soken solar farm -- Announced Solar 23.2 km 40
London Southend Airport solar farm 2 Announced Solar 23.3 km 3
St Cleres Hall Pit Solar Array -- Announced Solar 24.1 km 25
Cressing East solar farm -- Announced Solar 24.3 km 24.9
Boxted solar farm -- Announced Solar 24.4 km 20
Longfield Solar Filed Solar + storage 24.8 km 500

Sources GEM · NESO

Supported by National Energy SO Open Data

Sources

  • GEMOpen license, with credit · retrieved Oct 26, 2026Global Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  • NESOOpen license, with credit · retrieved Nov 13, 2026Supported by National Energy SO Open Data

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