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
October 22, 2004
BRITISH ENERGY PLC
(Registrant's name)
3 Redwood Crescent
Peel Park
East Kilbride G74 5PR
Scotland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
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: Output Statement dated 22 October 2004
22 OCTOBER 2004
BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT
A summary of net output from all of British Energy's power stations in September
is given in the table below, together with comparative data for the previous
financial year:-
2003/04 2004/05
September Year to Date September Year to Date
Output Load Output Load Output Load Output Load
(TWh) Factor (%) (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor
(%) (%) (%)
UK Nuclear 5.70 83 33.25 79 4.49 65 28.68 68
UK Other 0.40 29 2.24 26 0.55 39 3.07 36
Planned Outages
- A statutory outage was started on one unit at Heysham 1.
- One unit at Hartlepool was shut down for most of the month to carry out
planned work on cast iron pipework.
- Low load refuelling was carried out on both units at Hinkley Point B and
on one unit at Heysham 2 and Hunterston B.
- One unit at Hunterston B returned to service after completing a shut
down to carry out planned work on the feed system reported last month.
Restart
- One unit at Heysham 1 and one unit at Hartlepool remain shut down. The work
to demonstrate the integrity of certain boilers has been largely completed.
However, further work is required to be completed before the units can be
returned to service.
Output
- In light of the above, the current target of nuclear output for 2004/2005
of 61.5TWh is vulnerable. An update will be provided in the prospectus
expected to be issued in accordance with the Agreed Restructuring.
Contact:
Andrew Dowler 020 7831 3113 (Media Enquiries)
John Searles 01355 26 2202 (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: October 22, 2004 BRITISH ENERGY PLC
By:____John Searles____
Name: John Searles
Title: Director - Investor Relations