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British Energy earnings dive 50%

British Energy said yesterday it is completing repair work on one reactor at the Hunterston power station in Scotland and hopes to get it up and running soon, as it announced that first-quarter profits fell by nearly 50% to £129m because of nuclear power station outages.

British Energy said yesterday it is completing repair work on one reactor at the Hunterston power station in Scotland and hopes to get it up and running soon, as it announced that first-quarter profits fell by nearly 50% to £129m because of nuclear power station outages.