About 13 miles north east of Burnham (half an hour by road) is Bradwell Nuclear Power Station, which is being decommissioned.
Electricity generation started in 1962 and ceased in 2002.
For more on this, visit https://magnoxsites.com/site/bradwell.
The owners maintain dialogue through the Bradwell Local Community Liaison Council.
Bradwell B
The old power station is expected to be replaced by Bradwell B.
For more information, go to https://bradwellb.co.uk/