EDF Energy Extends Life Of Four British Plants

EDF Energy said Tuesday that it would extend the operating life of four reactors in Britain for up to seven years. The plants, including Heysham 1 and Haysham 2 in Lancashire, northwest England, Hartlepool in Teeside in the northeast and Torness in East Lotian, Scotland, generate electricity used in about a quarter of the homes in Britain, according to EDF.(read more)