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Access the latest news about our activities at Bradwell with articles on the progress we are making on behalf of the NDA and the our work with local stakeholders as well as topical information and the latest happenings on site.

Bradwell hosts first decommissioning peer review
01 Sep 2008
Bradwell has achieved a world first by hosting an IAEA Decommissioning Peer Review. 
Bradwell hosts first decommissioning peer review
Local primary school gets playing!
01 Sep 2008
St.Nicholas Primary School in Tillingham were delighted to receive a donation from EnergySolutions towards some new play equipment in the playground. The money started off a fundraising campaign to buy some ‘Snug’ play apparatus which is adaptable, safe, creative and promotes active play among the pupils.
Local primary school gets playing!
Bradwell Village Hall gets a facelift
01 Sep 2008
EnergySolutions have donated £2000 towards the refurbishment project at Bradwell Village Hall. Following a donation the previous year from the NDA, the team working on the project successfully refurbished the upper level of the hall including the committee room, stage, toilets and storage. As part of the project an accessible toilet and veranda were installed which can now be accessed via a wheelchair ramp.
Bradwell Village Hall gets a facelift
Bradwell's Peregrines
11 Jun 2008
Bradwell Site has confirmed that it has become a chosen spot for a pair of nesting peregrine falcons which have been observed on the top of the Reactor 1 roof (the reactor nearest to the river). 
Bradwell's Peregrines
Bradwell receives RoSPA gold medal
05 Jun 2008
Bradwell Site is a confirmed winner of one of the prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards this year. The site has received the RoSPA gold award for eight consecutive years which qualifies the site to receive its 4th Gold Medal for sustained achievement.
Bradwell receives RoSPA gold medal
Lights Out
21 Jan 2008
The lights in the Reactor Boiler House Buildings at Bradwell were switched off on 10 February 2008 marking the end of an era for the skyline around the local area. Following the end of generation and completion of defuelling, the decision was made to switch off the lights to help reduce the site’s energy consumption.
Graduates get in the picture
21 Jan 2008
Magnox Electric Ltd continues to recognise the need to bring more young people in to the industry and in 2006 began recruiting graduates from around the country to join a formal graduate scheme.
Graduates get in the picture
Bradwell support local farming community
21 Jan 2008
The site has engaged with Maldon District Council’s drive to create better links between rural farmers and the local authorities. Barny Richardson is the Council’s Rural Business Advisor, who supports the farming and rural business community by helping them with planning, business development, pre-planning application meetings, relocation of businesses, liaison with planning officers and the reuse of farm buildings.
Bradwell support local farming community
Bradwell raise thousands for charity
21 Jan 2008
2007 saw Bradwell staff participate in a number of events in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for charity.
Investor in People awarded
03 Jan 2007
Bradwell has been reaccredited with Investor in People status. The auditors noted that to achieve the standard so soon after a major transition was a huge success.
Investor in People awarded
Magnox Electric Ltd generate job opportunities for Essex
04 Jul 2006
Up to seventy jobs are being created in Essex by the nuclear clean up operator Magnox Electric Ltd. The firm is looking to increase its workforce at the former power station Site at Bradwell that is preparing to be decommissioned after forty years of safe and compliant electricity generation.
Magnox Electric Ltd generate job opportunities for Essex
500 days without a lost-time accident at Bradwell
18 May 2006
Bradwell celebrated 500 days without a lost-time accident during April.
International recognition for Bradwell Reactor Site
22 Mar 2006
Bradwell Reactor Site has been awarded the 2006 NUMEX Trophy for excellent performance achieved during its defuelling phase, beating competition from Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Sweden to lift the trophy at a ceremony held in Prague last week.
International recognition for Bradwell Reactor Site
21 Mar 2006
The Nuclear Maintenance Experience Exchange (NUMEX) awards a trophy for excellence in nuclear maintenance every two years.