Nuclear Meltdown Risk In The United States
Many of you may not even know where the nuclear power plants are located here in the U.S., and as a result you may not understand the associated risk if one of these plants suffers a nuclear meltdown.
Here are a few maps which show some of the geographical vulnerabilities of nuclear plants compared with floods, earthquakes, and dam failures.
Many nuclear reactors are built within flood zones.
Many nuclear reactors are built within or near earthquake zones.
Many nuclear reactors are built near previous dam failures.
What can you do about it? Being AWARE is the first step towards risk assessment and preparedness actions that may result.
It is always a good idea to have a pre-planned evacuation route (several routes – just in case).
KNOW WHERE YOU WOULD GO.
Have a bug out bag at the ready (with at least 72-hours of food to get you where you’re going).
If the disaster is major, then you may not be returning any time soon (if at all)… so think about that.
There are LOTS of things to consider when you’re planning for a bug-out that involves the notion of not returning… What should you take? Keep copies of? What things are important? What if you only had minutes or an hour to evacuate? Where will you go? How much space in your vehicle to fit ‘things’? What things?
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN?
United States Map of Nuclear Power Plants
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My plan is NOT living within 100 miles in all directions of a Nuclear power plant.
So far that is working. Even though what goes around the planet comes back around.
And,I/we are all getting Fuku’d every day, and that is not getting any better.
We are on the road to accumalitve radiation in our food chain for the rest of ours and every decendant of ours life span – forever…
That clock can not be turned back.
Pick your food choices, and sources wisely, some is more toxic than others.
Some the body uses for fuel and nourishment, some ingredients just don’t digest well in the human digestive track and actually can cause harm and illness.
A good place to start is JUST SAY NO – TO GMO!
Do you think that your body really needs to be Round-Up ready?
The less crap you eat the stronger your system will be to fight this insidious radiation poison our powers that be have cursed us with.
@Halfkin; While not purposeful, I have managed to not be within 100+ miles of a reactor and the next closest is well over 200+ miles and it is not in any classical downwind pattern (west to east and north to south). The closest would be classified as a classical, direct downwind pattern, but the typical LOCAL patterns don’t typically do that, almost at all. So, even though not hundreds of miles away, our place is pretty safe. I am on my way to providing almost all of the food we eat, but the memsab has issues with squirrel, venison (both wild of course) and rabbits (raised). Some kind of “they’re so cute” issues, go figure! I haven’t butchered any goats yet and haven’t gotten my pigeons yet, but the looks I got when I mentioned the pigeons for food was a serious “WTF do you mean we’re gonna eat those” kind of panicked look. I dunno, fried just doesn’t look cute to me, looks appetizing, especially if there is gravy and biscuits. Ha! I’m not organic, but I try to do things as naturally as possible for both the animals and the vegetables. Trying to undo the nutritional damage of the past and just live a better quality of life. And even if it isn’t the best for you, at least I KNOW where my food came from and what’s in it. Survive well. Enjoy.
@ TRIPOD, I too do not go all organic but I am definitely looking more that way. It is geat you have the space to provide so much for yourself. I made it a point to purchase local grass fed beef and free run chickens from local farmers this year. Not necessarily organic but raised the way I would have done it myself. The beef were not allowed to eat grain or silage, and Yum Yum it is sooo tasty, and it helped the local econnmy.
I have heard before that gravy makes all things better. I would try pigeon if some one else dressed it for me! I do not want to have to kill the rabbit, (although I beat a pack rat to death once with a fishing pole!,) although I would. I name everything that can eat my food supply as vermin. And Rabbit is on that list.
“I try to do things as naturally as possible for both the animals and the vegetables. Trying to undo the nutritional damage of the past and just live a better quality of life.”
That is as good as it gets and definitely good enough!
Stay safe
Anyone have any good links to wind patterns?