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Jellyfish cause partial shutdown of France's Gravelines nuclear plant

Massive numbers of jellyfish led to a partial shutdown at France's Gravelines nuclear power station. Two units were shut on Wednesday and Thursday due to jellyfish in the seawater cooling filters, with a third unit already off since 10 August. The plant, near Dunkirk, was also closed by jellyfish last August and is now running at reduced power.

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