Jellyfish shut down Swedish nuclear plant

A huge cluster of jellyfish has forced one of the world’s largest nuclear reactors to shut down – a phenomenon that marine biologists say could become more common.

Jellyfish shut down Swedish nuclear plant

A huge cluster of jellyfish has forced one of the world’s largest nuclear reactors to shut down – a phenomenon that marine biologists say could become more common.

Operators of the Oskarshamn nuclear plant in Sweden had to close reactor number three after tons of jellyfish clogged the pipes that bring in cool water to the plant’s turbines.

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