Boiler Closure Unit (“BCU”) Update – Hartlepool Reactor 1 return to service

British Energy Group plc (”the Company”) is pleased to announce that Hartlepool Reactor 1 has synchronised to the National Grid, having made engineering modifications and received the necessary consent from the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (“NII”) to return the unit to service.  The unit has been out of service for an extended period of time and therefore a comprehensive return to service programme will be followed over the coming days.

Following completion of the engineering modification work and upon receipt of the necessary regulatory clearance, the Company expects to return the other reactor at Hartlepool power station and the two reactors at Heysham 1 power station to service in a phased process over the coming weeks.