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Storm Goretti Exposed Government Aid for Cornwall as 'Not Fit for Purpose'

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Cornwall Council's leader is critical of 'a national emergency response framework that has not kept pace with risk' after our Storm Goretti devastation

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Goretti storm: the sea salt involved in the prolonged shutdown of the Flamanville Admin FCE power plant 19 Jan 2026 - 19:11 The sprays loaded with sea salt during the Goretti storm damaged electrical equipment at the Flamanville Norman power plant, causing the prolonged shutdown until 1 February for two of its three reactors, including the EPR, according to an updated EDF information point.More than a week after the storm on the Norman coast, th…

Since the passage of storm Goretti on 9 January, the Flamanville nuclear power plant has been at a forced stop, depriving EDF of about 3 GW of power in the midst of winter. The reason: not the storm itself, but a "strong presence of sea salt arrived via the sprays" which caused a domino effect on the whole site of the Cotentinois, explains Energyian. On the night of 8-9 January, reactor No. 1 was disconnected from the network following the passa…

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hortidaily.com broke the news in on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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