Jellyfish-Like Organisms Shut Down California Power Plant –Salp were clogging traveling screens in intake structure 26 Apr 2012 The workers of the [Pacific Gas & Electric] Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant received a slimy surprise this week when they discovered hoards of jellyfish-like creatures clinging to the structure, leading to the shutdown of the plant. The organisms, called salp, are small sea creatures with a consistency similar to jellyfish. The plant consists of two units. Unit 1 was shut down previously because of refueling and maintenance work and will not be functional for several weeks.
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