Jellyfish Swarm Halts 2 Reactors at France's Largest Nuclear Plant
The reactors of France's largest nuclear power plant have been shut down due to a jellyfish invasion. The Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France temporarily suspended the operation of two of its six reactors following a mass accumulation of jellyfish that clogged the cooling system filters.
Consensus
- Two of the six reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France were temporarily shut down.
- The shutdown was caused by a large number of jellyfish clogging the cooling water intake filters.
- The Gravelines plant is the largest nuclear power plant in France and Western Europe.
- Each reactor at Gravelines has a capacity of 900 MW.
- As of the time of the incident, no reactor was operating at full power.
- This is not the first time jellyfish have caused reactor shutdowns at Gravelines; similar incidents occurred earlier in the month and in August of the previous year.
- The jellyfish were found in the coastal waters of the North Sea near Dunkirk and Calais.
Points of divergence
- The plant temporarily halted two reactors due to jellyfish invasion, with two others already undergoing maintenance and two operating at reduced power. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- No reactor is operating at full power, with two previously shut down for maintenance and the remaining two running at reduced capacity. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Reactors of France's largest nuclear power plant stopped due to jellyfish invasion — The Moscow Times
- Jellyfish invasion disrupted operation of France's largest nuclear power plant — Коммерсантъ