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1 Heysham monthly report May 2014 Introduction Welcome to the May newsletter for Heysham 1 and 2 power stations, these reports are also available to all members of the public on While we will do our best to always use plain English, talking about our business sometimes involves specific terminology, and you will find a glossary of any terms used at the end of each monthly report. We are keen to hear the views of our local communities. We recognise that good communication is a two way process and we welcome your feedback and comments. Safety Heysham 1 0 lost time incidents 0 environmental incidents 0 nuclear reportable incidents Heysham 2 0 lost time incidents 0 environmental incidents 0 nuclear reportable incidents. Station output Heysham 1 Reactor 1 ran safely and reliably all month at a reduced load of 75% due to upcoming boiler investigation. Reactor 2 came offline for a few days to allow routine refuelling to be completed Heysham 2 Reactor 7 reduced load during the month to enable low power refuelling to take place Reactor 8 ran safely and reliably all month Site visits and community news Station Director Officially Opens new Engineering Department at Local College Ian Stewart, Station Director at Heysham 1 officially opened the new Engineering Department at Lancaster & Morecambe College on Tuesday 20 May. Ian was invited to officially cut the ribbon and look around the updated facilities because of the close links the stations have fostered with the college who run the EDF Energy sponsored Access to Engineering course. The course, which is now in its second year, helps train young people who wish to get into technical engineering roles to help boost their academic results, which they may not have achieved at school. All students who complete the course are automatically invited for an interview for the apprenticeship scheme.

2 Trumacar School take a ride on the London Eye Forty children from Trumacar County Primary School in Heysham, were given a birds-eye of the capital s sites all from the safety of the London Eye during May. The school has very close links with the station, and is situated a few hundred metres from the site s gates. Every year the school takes its year 6 children to London as part of an annual farewell trip. As the sponsors of the London Eye, EDF Energy which owns Heysham Power Stations, was able to support the children with a free trip on the popular attraction. Pupils from the school were invited to the opening of the stations Visitor Centre, and when the head teacher Paul Slater decided to take a party of final year pupils to London - he contacted the stations. Supporting Wray Scarecrow Festival A team from Heysham Power Stations supported this year s Wray Scarecrow Festival and ran their own mobile visitor centre stall. Wray Festival, which ran in early May, is a popular destination for tourists and an estimated 5,000 people attended the event. Heysham Power Stations sponsored the event and also hosted their mobile visitor centre to encourage children, families and schools to learn about how we make electricity and come down to the stations own larger Visitor Centre which opened last year. Around 400 people visited the stall on the Bank Holiday Monday.

3 Visitor Centre During May, Heysham power stations visitor centre welcomed 503 visitors. These included school children from Heysham High School, Moorside Primary School Morecambe Road School and engineering students from Blackpool College, Blackburn College, Aston University, Lancaster University and the University of Central Lancashire. Since opening in late July 2013, the centre has now had over 4,800 people through its doors to learn about how electricity is made, with a large percentage booking to go on a site tour also. Heysham power stations new visitor centre is now open to the public to visit from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 2pm on Saturday. The centre is located just next to both Heysham power stations and visitors should follow signs from the A683 to Heysham Port and follow the signs to the stations and then the training centre. Anyone wishing to combine their visit with a tour of one of the power stations, should book in advance by ing heyshamvisitorcentre@edfenergy.com or by calling Company news Dungeness B flood defence work Dungeness B power station is undertaking a number of improvements to its coastal flooding defences, investing around 5 million so far. The work began in 2013 and is to upgrade the existing flooding defences to cover events that are extremely unlikely to occur in the U.K., ones that might happen only one in every 10,000 years. Part of these works include the 1.5 m high concrete flood wall which is now complete. It spans 1.3km around the site and cost approximately 2.3 million. Rock armour is a widely used form of sea defence. Large boulders of 10 tonnes or more will be placed to the rear of the existing shingle bank. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is satisfied that Dungeness B is protected against coastal floods, we keep them well informed of progress and they continue to monitor our work closely. Employment on the Hinkley Point C project Over one hundred people in the south west have now found work thanks to the Hinkley Point C Employment Brokerage. Maria Smith from Bridgwater had cause for celebration as she was appointed as an accommodation assistant on the Hinkley Point C project after contacting the brokerage in The brokerage is an initiative by EDF Energy to match people interested in working on the power station project with the latest jobs and training on offer. Over 25,000 job opportunities are set to be created during the construction phase of Hinkley Point C and the brokerage will be key in helping Somerset people access suitable roles. Once completed, the power station would provide 900 full-time jobs over its 60 years of operation and generate enough low carbon electricity for five million homes.

4 New apprentices EDF Energy s new intake of apprentices have been invited to open evenings at their base stations with their families before they set off to visit HMS Sultan - a world-class training centre in Portsmouth. The apprentices and their family members met senior managers from their chosen sites as well as the sites apprentice co-ordinators. The management team talked with the new apprentices about how the stations operate and what life is like as an EDF Energy apprentice. Following a visit to HMS Sultan in June, apprentices from all of EDF Energy s nuclear sites will start their EDF Energy career at the base in September. They will be located there for the first two years of the four-year scheme, and will return to complete their training on-site for the final two years. The Minister for Skills and Enterprise visits Heysham power station The minister for Skills and Enterprise Matthew Hancock dropped into Heysham power station s visitor centre as part of his tour of the area to meet some of the site s apprentices. Accompanied by David Morris MP, Mr Hancock met Heysham 2 s Station Director Alan Oulton and a group of apprentices, who talked him through the apprentice programme and their roles on site. Contacts Martyn Butlin Media Relations Officer Tel: martyn.butlin@edf-energy.com Ann-Marie Palmer Heysham 1 Internal Communications and Community Liaison Tel : annmariepalmer@edf-energy.com Kate Hartley, Heysham 2 Internal Communications Tel: kate.hartley@edf-energy.com

5 Glossary of terms Term Nuclear reportable event or incident Environmental event or incident Unit Definition Nuclear reportable events are events reported to the Office for Nuclear Regulation in compliance with British Energy's nuclear site licences. Environmental events arise from wastes or discharge above permitted levels or breaches of permitted conditions. A unit refers to one of the reactors at the power station and its generating turbine