"Julie Bove" wrote:
Julie,
Before you start gobbling up potassium iodide pills visit:
http://radiationnetwork.com/ for near real-time readings around the USA. It
appears to be a private company, not a government agency.
I think doomed is overstating matters just a tad. There is fear and
helplessness nagging at all of us.
Three Mile Island's meltdown in Harrisburg, PA was much more serious. I
forget the death toll or related health issues but at least there have
never been any reports of green mutant Pennsylvanians as a result.
In our teens we used to sneak into an abandoned gypsum quarry right next to
a nuclear power plant. The water was as hot as a hot tub. Crystal clear
water and full of catfish (with only two eyeas and one tail each) so we
felt safe. But the plant was close enough to our private little 10-acre
swimming hole that it made a huge temperature difference. The quarry had
straight cliffs rising 100+ feet above the waterline almost the whole way
around. It really was a beautiful and serene place to be, even considering
"the neighbors."
Best,
Andy