As state eyes new nuclear, Seabrook’s neighbors offer insight formed over decades

By: Molly Rains

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 2,408

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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In the late 1970s, when Seabrook resident David Wright was about 9 years old, his father began bringing him along to protest the construction of a nuclear power plant across the marsh from their family home.

Some locals were fired up. “They didn’t want a reactor in their backyard,” Wright said.

Thousands who shared that sentiment turned out in the Seabrook area for a series of acts of civil disobedience during the plant’s construction, culminating …

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