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Swarm of jellyfish shuts nuclear power plant in France [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/11/swarm-of-jellyfish-shuts-nuclear-power-plant-in-franceSwarm of jellyfish shuts nuclear power plant in France
‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says
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Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
Mon 11 Aug 2025 06.15 EDT
A swarm of jellyfish has forced the shutdown of one of the largest nuclear power plants in France after entering the water intake systems used to cool the coastal reactors.
Three reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France shut down automatically late on Sunday, according to the French nuclear company EDF, after the filter drums of the pumping stations became packed with a “massive and unpredictable” swarm of the marine creatures.
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(Spineless Nature. Not Rambo.)
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