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EDF Energy stops nuclear reactor for planned work

Sat, 18th Aug 2012 11:20

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Britain's largest nuclear power producer, EDF Energy, stopped its 5

00-megawatt (MW) Hunterston B-7 nuclear reactor on Friday for a planned outage, a spokesman for the company said.

'Unit 3 at Hunterston B power station is on a planned statutory outage which commenced on Friday 17 August 2012,' he said.

Nuclear reactors are regularly taken offline to undergo inspection and maintenance work.

(Reporting by Karolin Schaps; editing by Ron Askew) Keywords: BRITAIN NUCLEAR/HUNTERSTON

(karolin.schaps@thomsonreuters.com)(+44)(0)(207 542 6622)(Reuters Messaging: karolin.schaps.reuters.com@reuters.net)

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