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
January 8, 2003
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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reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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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: December Output Statement
dated 8 January 2003
No. 1
BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT
A summary of net output from all of British Energy's power stations in December
2002 is given in the table below, together with comparative data for the
previous financial year:-
2001/02 2002/03
December Year to Date December Year to Date
Output Load Factor Output Load Output Load Factor Output Load
(TWh) (%) (TWh) Factor (%) (TWh) (%) (TWh) Factor (%)
UK Nuclear 6.24 88 50.28 80 5.91 83 45.93 73
UK Other 0.72 50 5.07 40 0.85 59 3.80 30
Bruce Power 1.77 76 15.45* 87* 1.77 75 15.86 76
(82.42% owned)
Amergen 1.60 90 13.47 86** 1.87 101.1 14.81 91**
(50% owned)
* The figures for the year to date in 2001 for Bruce Power cover a
shorter period from Financial Close on 12th May 2001
* *The capacity for Clinton was up-graded in spring of this year to 1017
MWe and the capacity of TMI unit 1 increased to 840 MWe following a
turbine replacement in autumn 2001.
OVERVIEW
The UK nuclear plant remain on track to achieve the revised target, announced in
August 2002, of 63 TWh (plus or minus 1 TWh) by 31st March 2003.
The output figures for both AmerGen and Bruce Power remain in line with the plan
after allowing for the higher number of planned outages in the current year.
PLANNED OUTAGES
UK Nuclear
- Off-load refuelling was carried out on one reactor each at Dungeness B and
Heysham 1.
- Low load refuelling was carried out on both reactors at Heysham 2 and on
one reactor each at Hinkley Point B, Hunterston B and Torness.
Bruce
Bruce unit 7 completed its planned outage and was synchronised to the grid on
30th December 2002.
UNPLANNED OUTAGES
- Repairs to a boiler feed pump were undertaken on one unit at Dungeness B
and a gas circulator was replaced on one unit at Heysham 1.
Contacts:
David Wallace 013552 62574 (Media Enquiries)
Paul Heward 013552 62201 (Investor Relations)
Find this News Release on our web-site: www.british-energy.com
END
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: January 8, 2003 BRITISH ENERGY PLC
By:____Paul Heward____
Name: Paul Heward
Title: Director - Investor Relations