Jellyfish force shutdowns at France's Gravelines nuclear plant
More than 200 tonnes of jellyfish reached the cooling-water filters at Gravelines, France's largest nuclear power plant, forcing reactors to stop. Similar incidents have occurred before.
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Why it matters
The incident disrupts nuclear generation and highlights vulnerability of critical cooling infrastructure to marine conditions.
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- En Gravelines, Francia, más de 200 toneladas de medusas llegaron hasta los filtros de la mayor central nuclear del país, forzando la detención de reactores y no es la primera vez que ocurre ↗ecoportal.net · Recorded source date: Sep 2, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC
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