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No radioactive material has gotten into the seas.
If it did, however, the effects would depend on the radioactivity of the material. For the most part, it would just kill any sea life within the affected area. The water itself could become radioactive (depending on the type of material) and you could possibly have a radioactive current that would extend for a few miles (maybe 10s of miles.)
For the most part, the material in the reactor is not that radioactive. Even if you dropped the exposed core into the ocean, the effect would be pretty small and localized - you wouldn't suddenly have surfers in Hawaii 10000 miles away suddenly falling over from radiation sickness or spotting 3 eyed fish.
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