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In reply to the discussion: 150,000 SQ.KM of Pacific with Fukushima nuclear material - ‘Remarkable’ amount released in ocean [View all]It's to lift people out of ignorance or give them the tools to do so themselves.
In this case, you need to understand how truly massive the amount of heat involved is when you're talking about thousands of square miles of ocean. Even if all three reactors were operating at full power (thousands of times as much heat) you wouldn't be able to see it in that view.
Just think of all the operating reactors in the world that don't use cooling towers (venting waste heat into a reservoir, river, or the sea)... you would see this kind of thing everywhere if that was enough heat to do that.
It can raise the temperature of a river by a bit... but thousands of square miles of ocean?
Think it through before you buy into the tinfoil hat nuttery that you'll find on the internet. Feel free to oppose nuclear power on more rational grounds... plenty do.