Diablo Canyon reactor gets unwelcome guests

Screens used to filter seawater used as coolant are being clogged by small ocean creatures called salp. Experts say they will probably move on in a few days.Strange, jellyfish-like creatures swarming a coastal nuclear power plant: It might sound like the premise of a cult horror flick, but the invasion has prompted officials at the Diablo Canyon facility in San Luis Obispo to curtail operations for at least a few days.

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