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Jellyfish Force Shutdown of Nuclear Reactor

Jellyfish swarms, boosted by warmer English Channel waters, caused a 2.4 GW power drop and reactor shutdown, marking the second such event in France within a month, EDF said.

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The nuclear power plant said jellyfish had infiltrated one of its pumping stations.

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Jellyfish have prevented the operation of a nuclear power plant in France: one reactor at the Paluel facility was shut down, and the output of another was reduced.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The French nuclear power plant in Paluel pumps cooling water directly from the ocean, which has caused problems twice in the space of a month.

·Hungary
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Newsweek broke the news in United States on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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