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
May 6, 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.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
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.
Yes ..... No ..X..
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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 6 May 2003
BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT
A summary of net output from all of British Energy's power stations in April is
given in the table below, together with comparative data for the previous
financial year:-
2002/03 2003/04
April Year to Date April Year to Date
Output Load Factor Output Load Output Load Factor Output Load
(TWh) (%) (TWh) Factor (%) (TWh) (%) (TWh) Factor
(%)
UK - Nuclear 5.71 83 5.71 83 5.52 80 5.52 80
UK - Coal 0.29 21 0.29 21 0.38 27 0.38 27
USA - Amergen 1.05 61 1.05 61 1.73 97 1.73 97
(50% owned)
UK - Nuclear
Planned Outages
- A statutory outage continued at Dungeness B.
- Off-load refuelling was carried out on the other reactor at Dungeness B.
- Low-load refuelling was carried out on one reactor each at Hinkley Point
B, Hunterston B and Torness.
Unplanned Outages
- An outage was completed at Heysham 2 to carry out turbine repairs.
UK - Coal
- A maintenance outage began on one unit at Eggborough
USA
- A minor unplanned outage occurred at Clinton.
Contact:
David Wallace 01355-262574 (Media Enquiries)
Paul Heward 01355-262201 (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: May 6, 2003 BRITISH ENERGY PLC
By:____Paul Heward____
Name: Paul Heward
Title: Director - Investor Relations