FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 7, 2004
BRITISH ENERGY PLC
(Registrant's name)
3 Redwood Crescent
Peel Park
East Kilbride G74 5PR
Scotland
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Exhibit Index
The following document (bearing the exhibit number listed below) is furnished
herewith and is made a part of this Report pursuant to the General Instructions
for Form 6-K:
Exhibit Description
No. 1 RNS Announcement, re: May Output Statement dated 7 June, 2004
7 June 2004
BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT
A summary of net output from British Energy's power stations in May 2004 is
given in the table below, together with comparative data for the previous
financial year:-
2003/04 2004/05
May Year to Date May Year to Date
Output Load Output Load Output Load Output Load
(TWh) Factor (%) (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor
(%) (%) (%)
UK Nuclear 5.97 84 11.49 82 4.94 69 10.07 72
UK Other 0.35 25 0.73 26 0.45 32 1.04 37
Planned Outages
- A statutory outage was completed on one reactor at Heysham 2
and another started on one unit at Hartlepool.
- Low load refuelling was carried out on one reactor at
Heysham 2 and on both reactors at Hinkley Point B.
Unplanned Outages
- One generating unit at Sizewell B has been shutdown since 19th April
to replace the alternator rotor which had an earth fault. It is expected to
return to service later this month. The other generator unit continues to
operate at nominal full load.
- The planned outage at Torness to carry out planned boiler
instrumentation modifications was extended to carry out additional work to
restore boiler performance. As a result one reactor was shutdown for most of
May.
- Heysham 2, Dungeness B and Hunterston B were each affected by less
significant unplanned outages during the month.
Overview
- The outages to date this year are within the Company's planning
contingencies. For this reason the Company's indicative target for nuclear
output for 2004/05 of 64.5TWh remains unaltered.
Contact:
Andrew Dowler 020 7831 3113 (Media Enquiries)
Paul Heward 01355 26 2201 (Investor Relations)
Find this News Release on our web-site: www.british-energy.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 7, 2004 BRITISH ENERGY PLC
By:____Paul Heward____
Name: Paul Heward
Title: Director - Investor Relations