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
September 23, 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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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 23 September 2004
23 SEPTEMBER 2004
BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT
A summary of net output from all of British Energy's power stations in August is
given in the table below, together with comparative data for the previous
financial year:-
2003/04 2004/05
August Year to Date August Year to Date
Output Load Output Load Output Load Output Load
(TWh) Factor (%) (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor
(%) (%) (%)
UK Nuclear 5.37 75 27.55 78 4.39 62 24.19 69
UK Other 0.41 28 1.88 26 0.55 38 2.52 35
Planned Outages
- A statutory outage on one unit at Torness was completed.
- Off load refuelling was carried out on one unit at Dungeness B.
- Low load refuelling was carried out on both units at Hinkley Point B and
on one unit each at Hunterston B and Torness.
- One generating unit at Hunterston B was shut down on 15 August to carry
out planned work on the feed system.
Boilers
- One unit at Heysham 1 and one unit at Hartlepool remain shut down
pending work to demonstrate the integrity of certain boilers.
Output Forecast
- The expected annual nuclear output for the year-ending 31 March 2005
will be given in the Listing Particulars which the Company is expecting to
publish pursuant to the Agreed Restructuring.
Contact:
Andrew Dowler 020 7831 3113 (Media Enquiries)
John Searles 01355 262202 (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: September 23, 2004 BRITISH ENERGY PLC
By:____John Searles____
Name: John Searles
Title: Director - Investor Relations