British Energy has restarted three nuclear reactors over the last three days, including one that had been closed for repairs since 2007, a company spokeswoman said on Monday. The 605-megawatt Hartlepool 1 reactor in northeast England was restarted on Sunday, a day after the 625-MW Heysham 2-8 reactor in northwest England was restarted. “Hartlepool came back about 1830 GMT yesterday,” the spokeswoman for British Energy said. Hartlepool had been shut for repairs since autumn 2007 and Heysham 2-8 was shut for planned maintenance on Jan. 15, 2009. Hartlepool 1 was producing about 40 MW by 1100 GMT on Monday, while output from the unit at Heysham was around 265 MW, according to data from National Grid. British Energy’s Dungeness B22 unit was at 50 MW out of a maximum 555 MW, after restarting early on Monday morning. British Energy said the other three reactors that have been shut for repairs since late 2007 should reopen soon. “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,” British Energy, which has recently been bought by France’s EDF , said in a statement.

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