British Energy Halts Dungeness-B Nuclear Reactor After Circuit Is Tripped

(Bloomberg) -- British Energy Group Plc, whose
nuclear reactors can produce about a fifth of the U.K.'s
electricity, stopped production at Unit 1 at its Dungeness-B
plant.

The reactor, which can generate about 550 megawatts of
power, was halted at 4:30 a.m. London time today, according to
data on a Web site operated by U.K. electricity network manager
National Grid Plc.


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