Gravelines
- Aug 28
Jellyfish influx forces reactor shutdowns at France's Gravelines nuclear plant
Électricité de France shut down Unit 3 at the Gravelines nuclear power plant on Wednesday after a swarm of jellyfish blocked cooling water filters in the North Sea intake canal.
- Aug 12
French nuclear fleet hits record 20.4% unavailability as heat, drought and jellyfish strike 13 reactors
EDF's 57-reactor fleet reached a record 20.4% of production capacity unavailable on 12 August, as drought, heatwave and a massive jellyfish influx at Gravelines forced 13 reactors into shutdown or reduced output.
