UPDATE 1-UK Hinkley B-7 reactor output drops to zero

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LONDON Feb 1 (Reuters) - EDF Energy, Britain's biggest nuclear power producer, stopped its 480-megawatt nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point B-7 on Wednesday for planned maintenance.

"We took the decision to take unit 7 at Hinkley Point B power station offline today (Wednesday, 1 February) at 0230hrs for planned maintenance," a spokeswoman said, declining to give a restart date. (Reporting by Oleg Vukmanovic; Editing by Jason Neely)