“…The potential 48 increase of nuclear power operations makes it pressing to assess the impact of such heated 49 seawater discharge on the marine environment (Crema and Bonvicini Pagliai, 1980). The region of 50 elevated temperature may extend for up to 10km (Suh, 2014), with bathymetry, tides and winds 51 determining the rate of dispersion. 52…”