Sean: 刺胞動物

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Posted by Sean:
刺胞動物
http://whiteperil.com/posts/1153379630.shtml


   Like something out of one of those nature-run-amok horror movies from
   the '70s, [1]this is:

     A swarm of jellyfish shut down a coolant system at a Japanese
     nuclear plant, forcing the power company to temporarily lower the
     output of two reactors, a news report said.
     Chubu Electric Power Co. lowered output at two reactors at its
     Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan after jellyfish
     interfered with the filters of a tank used to take water from the
     sea, Kyodo News agency reported.
     The two reactors ran at about 60-70 percent of capacity for three
     hours on Wednesday while workers removed the jellyfish, Kyodo said,
     citing company officials.
     No radiation leaked outside the compound, according to the report.

   That last detail makes a nice change from the usual
   incident-at-a-nuclear-facility news we get.

References

   1. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20060720TDY02012.htm