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The Gravelines nuclear power plant in Ford, France, had to temporarily shut down on Sunday, Aug. 10

A swarm of jellyfish impacted the power plant's reactors after they were found in the cooling systems

The jellyfish did not cause damage to the facilities or the surrounding environment

A swarm of jellyfish impacted four reactors at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in Ford, France, on Sunday, Aug. 10, operator Électricité de France (EDF) said.

The jellyfish were found in the nuclear power plant cooling systems, likely because of the rising water temperatures, EDF said on Monday, Aug. 11, per Reuters .

Right before midnight, three of the Gravelines reactors stopped automatically after the filter drums of the pumping stations became packed with a “massive and unpredictab

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