Event Brief
EDF to prepare Gravelines site for two new reactors
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Aug 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
Summary: EDF plans to prepare the Gravelines nuclear plant site in northern France for two additional reactors. The move follows disruptions in which a sudden influx of jellyfish forced EDF to shut down three reactors, and a heatwave plus jellyfish left about a fifth of France’s nuclear capacity offline in early August.
WHO: EDF
WHAT: EDF will prepare the Gravelines plant site for two new nuclear reactors.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: France
WHY: No specific cause was reported for the reactor-preparation plan.
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