Jellyfish-hit French nuclear plant shuts down three reactors

PARIS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Three reactors at ‌France’s Gravelines nuclear power plant were shut down late on Monday due to a massive swarm of jellyfish, triggering preventative measures put in place last year after the entire plant went offline, operator EDF said.

The plant in northern France is one of the ​largest in the country and is cooled from a canal connected to the North Sea. ​Its six units produce 900 megawatts of power each, or 5.4 gigawatts in ⁠total.

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