This photograph taken on March 5, 2014 shows the nuclear plant of Gravelines. Photo by PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP
Lille, France: A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said.
The automatic shutdowns of four units due to the "massive and unexpected presence of jellyfish in the filter drums of the pumping stations" had no safety or environmental impact, said EDF on its website.
