History
The Bradwell Nuclear Power Station 132kV Substation was built to support Bradwell Nuclear Power Station, which is located on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, England. Construction of the power station began in the late 1950s, and it officially opened in 1962. The substation was built to receive electricity from the power station’s generators and connect it to the National Grid so it could be supplied to homes and businesses across the country.
The nuclear power station used two Magnox nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Heat from the reactors turned water into steam, which powered large turbines connected to generators. The electricity produced was then sent to the 132kV substation, where the voltage was controlled before being transmitted through high-voltage power lines.
Bradwell Nuclear Power Station operated for 40 years, generating enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes. During this time, the 132kV substation played an important role in safely distributing the electricity produced by the station. The power station stopped generating electricity in 2002 and has since been undergoing decommissioning
