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
March 05, 2003
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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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: February Output Statement dated
05 March 2003
Exhibit No. 1
BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT
FEBRUARY OUTPUT STATEMENT
A summary of net output from all of British Energy's power stations in February
2003 is given in the table below, together with comparative data for the
previous financial year:
2001/02 2002/03
February Year to Date February Year to Date
Output Load Output Load Output Load Output Load Factor
(TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) (%)
(%) (%) (%)
UK Nuclear 5.7 89 62.1 81 5.8 90 58.2 76
UK Other 0.6 43 6.4 41 0.5 41 5.2 34
Bruce Power* 0.8 76 17.9 85 1.1 100 19.3 79
(82.42% owned)
Amergen** 1.6 100 16.9 87.8 1.7 99.7 18.3 94.5
(50% owned)
NOTES:
* Bruce Power 2001/02: The figures cover the period from Financial
Close on 12 May 2001 up to 14 February 2002.
2002/03: The figures cover the period from 1 April 2002
to 14 February 2003.
** AmerGen Total capacity was increased following the upgrading in
Clinton's capacity in spring 2002 to 1017
Mwe and the upgrading in TMI unit 1 capacity to 840 Mwe
in autumn 2001 following a turbine replacement.
OVERVIEW
The UK nuclear plants remain on track to achieve the revised output target,
announced in August 2002, of
63 TWh (plus or minus 1 TWh) by 31 March 2003.
The output figure for AmerGen remained in line with the plan up until the month
end.
On 14 February 2003, British Energy completed the disposal of its interests in
Bruce Power. All 4 of Bruce 'B' Units operated at their Maximum Continuous
Rating with a 0% forced outage rate through February up to the date of
completion.
PLANNED OUTAGES
UK Nuclear
* A statutory outage was started at Dungeness B.
* Off-load refuelling was carried out on one reactor at Heysham 1.
* Low load refuelling was carried out on one reactor each at Hinkley Point
B, Hunterston B and Torness.
UNPLANNED OUTAGES
UK Nuclear
* There were a number of minor unplanned outages at several stations in the
period.
AmerGen
* AmerGen - Oyster Creek - Operated at reduced load due to severe weather
conditions.
CONTACTS
David Wallace 01355 262 574 (Media Enquiries)
Paul Heward 01355 262 201 (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: March 05, 2003 BRITISH ENERGY PLC
By:____Paul Heward____
Name: Paul Heward
Title: Director - Investor Relations