A swarm of jellyfish caused serious disruptions at one of France\u2019s largest nuclear power plants, for the second time in a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The jellyfish entered the filters of the pump station at the Paluel nuclear power plant, the French national energy company EDF reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result of the incident, the plant\u2019s output in Normandy decreased by 2.4 gigawatts, and crews are working to restore full operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In August, electricity production at another large nuclear facility in France was also interrupted by jellyfish, after a \u201cmassive and unpredictable\u201d swarm forced the Gravelines plant to temporarily shut down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This drop is nearly half of Paluel\u2019s full capacity of 5.2 gigawatts, after one of its four reactors was shut down and a second reduced as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the World Nuclear Association (WNA), nuclear power accounts for about 70% of energy consumption in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paluel is one of France\u2019s largest nuclear plants, with each of its four units producing over 1,300 megawatts of electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an EDF statement, it was reported that measures were taken at 9:00 PM local time (7:00 PM GMT) following the \u201cappearance of jellyfish\u201d in the plant\u2019s non-nuclear filters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company added that its teams are \u201ccarrying out necessary diagnostics and interventions\u201d to fully restore the operation of both reactors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5891","news-cu","type-news-cu","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n