Site history
Construction of Sizewell A Nuclear Power Station began in 1960. The station became fully operational in 1966. Since then over 100 million TWh of electricity has been exported to the National Grid. The station, one of eleven Magnox power stations built in the UK ceased operations on 31 December 2006 after 40 years of safe, compliant electricity generation.
Station ownership
1965-1989: Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB)
1989-1994: Nuclear Electric Ltd (following the partial privatisation of the CEGB)
1994-1998: Magnox Electric Ltd (following the transfer of the AGR and PWR nuclear power stations to British Energy plc)
1998-2004: British Nuclear Fuels plc
2004 to present: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (following restructuring of the UK nuclear industry and transfer of all UK nuclear legacy to the NDA)
