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
July 8, 2004
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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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: June Output Statement dated 8 July, 2004
8 July 2004
BRITISH ENERGY plc - OUTPUT STATEMENT
A summary of net output from British Energy's power stations in June 2004 is
given in the table below, together with comparative data for the previous
financial year:-
2003/04 2004/05
June Year to Date June Year to Date
Output Load Output Load Output Load Output Load
(TWh) Factor (%) (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor (TWh) Factor
(%) (%) (%)
UK Nuclear 5.56 81 17.04 82 4.96 72 15.02 72
UK Other 0.35 25 1.09 26 0.37 26 1.41 33
Planned Outages
- A statutory outage continued on one reactor at Hartlepool
and another started on one reactor at Torness.
- 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
Hunterston B and on one reactor each at Hinkley Point B, Torness and
Heysham 2.
Unplanned Outages
- One generating unit at Sizewell B returned to service in mid June
after the successful replacement of the alternator rotor which had an earth
fault. This outage had started in April.
- One unit at Heysham 2 returned to service after the clearance of
blocked boiler tubes. This outage had started in May.
Overview
- The Company's target for nuclear output for 2004/05 of 64.5/TWh
remains unaltered.
Contact:
Andrew Dowler 020 7831 3113 (Media Enquiries)
Paul Heward 01355 26 2201 (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: July 8, 2004 BRITISH ENERGY PLC
By:____Paul Heward____
Name: Paul Heward
Title: Director - Investor Relations