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Why is the sea glowing green at Hunterston?

IF it wasn't so frightening, it would be like a scene from The Simpsons: the sea near the Hunterston nuclear power station in Ayrshire is glowing spookily green.

Don't be afraid, however, because it has nothing to do with radioactive leaks spawning three-eyed fish – or so we are told.

A local resident raised the alarm after spotting a patch of luminous green on the satellite photographs of the site published online by Google Earth. There is an equally vivid area visible just inside the site boundary.