Restart of two units at Hartlepool, Heysham A delayed until 2009

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Two reactors at British Energy's Hartlepool and Heysham A nuclear power plants are unlikely to restart until early 2009, but four other BE reactors should return before the end of this year, the company said October 10,rnBritish Energy had expected to return all four Heysham Arnand Hartlepool reactors to service after year-long repairs before the end of 2008. But BE said one advanced gas-cooled reactor, or AGR, at Hartlepool and another at Heysham A probably won't return to service before early 2009 because work to fix the boiler closure unit problems is taking longer than planned.rnIn its statement, BE said that work is "progressing well but is slightly behind schedule."rnA BE spokeswoman said the company was not releasing which two reactors would be returned to service first, but acknowledged that Heysham A-1 is the lead reactor for the boiler closure unit repairs and would be one of the two to return to service first.