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Jellyfish swarms force shutdown of French nuclear reactors

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Massive jellyfish swarms have disrupted power generation at France's Gravelines nuclear plant, forcing the shutdown of three reactors and reducing output from a fourth. This action has taken approximately 3.2 gigawatts of capacity offline. While EDF stated that safety is not compromised, the shutdowns occur during a period of high energy demand due to extreme heatwaves across Europe. AI

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Jellyfish swarms force shutdown of French nuclear reactors

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Jellyfish force shutdown of 3 reactors at French nuclear power plant

    A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday. Three reactors were taken offline on Monday and output at a fourth was cut by half, EDF said in a statement, leaving just…

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg, Eamon Akil Farhat ·

    Jellyfish swarms knock out 3.2 gigawatts of French nuclear power

    The offline power comes as the country is forecast to see temperatures near 104F in the coming days.

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