Helpful advice from the NRC –
If one explodes near you, take the following steps:
- Move at least several blocks from the explosion and get indoors. This will reduce exposure to any airborne radioactive dust.
- Check local radio or television stations for advisories from emergency response and health authorities.
Remove your clothes and place them in a sealed plastic bag. Your contaminated clothing can be tested for radiation contamination. - Take a shower to wash off dust and dirt. This will reduce total radiation exposure, if the explosive device contained radioactive material.
- If radioactive material was released, local news broadcasts will advise you where to report for radiation monitoring and tests to determine whether you were exposed and what steps to take to protect your health.
On #2 – all day long on 9-11 emergency response and health authorities gave no alerts of instructions. The Emergency Alert System was silent and the EPA allowed firemen and volunteers to inhale deadly toxic air at the rescue scene in NYC which quickly killed more firemen than the ones who died that day.
On #3 they leave out the part nuke scientists get for lab accidents – in taking that shower be sure to wash open eyes and inside the mouth and do not use soap. Use water. Get in the as shower fast as possible. Clothing is toxic waste – handle it with tongs.
Better shower info from WikiHow – How to Respond to a Radiation Threat
- Avoid taking off any clothes over your head. If you have no choice, then hold your mouth shut and do not breathe so that you don’t inhale dust from your clothes. If you have to cut them, do so for the sake of your health. And any wounds or cuts on your body should be covered before removing clothes, to prevent the potential for dust to enter them.
ABC News – Radiation Exposure: 5 Things You Need To Know – video
” During a radiation emergency, such as fears of a nuclear plant explosion, you may be advised to create a “shelter in place.” This means you should stay inside your home or office, or perhaps another confined area indoors. To keep your shelter in place effective, you should: close and lock all doors and windows; turn off fans, air conditioners, or any units that bring in air from outside; move to an inner room or basement; keep your radio tuned to the emergency response network or local news to find out what else you need to do.”
Natural News – Remedies for radiation exposure: 7 natural treatments to have on hand in case of a nuclear attack
More on radiation exposure first aid –
CDC – FAQ about Radiation Emergencies
#1: Get inside! Do not be exposed to the contaminated air!
Duke has this emergency plan – they say to ignore sirens, they are just for firemen etc. – but I would be tyin’ my shoes if I heard one!
Escape Route Map from page 38:
The NRC doesn’t give info on it’s blog anymore and doesn’t feel compelled to give out any plant specific info on the many nuke plants affected by Hurricane Florence flooding across many states.
On Sept. 15th they say they only shut down Brunswick NPP and Global Nuclear Fuels plant. No updates since then. We are sure no of the aging nuke plants in the hurricane path have cracks in the containment building concrete like that collapsed bridge in Genoa had.
Sept. 13 – Fox News – Hurricane Florence’s potentially catastrophic path includes ‘at-risk’ nuclear power plants
“Two at-risk nuclear power plants – one with the same design as the Fukushima plant – are in the center of Hurricane Florence’s path of destruction when it makes landfall later this week…”
… “It’s predicted to directly pass over the Brunswick Nuclear Plant – about 30 miles south of Wilmington – as well as the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant in New Hill, a town farther inland.”
Feb. 2018 – NRC seeks fines for violations at Vogtle nuclear plant
“SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency Wednesday proposed a $145,000 fine for safety violations at Plant Vogtle, saying employees failed to perform “vital” checks of equipment and conditions at the nuclear plant in eastern Georgia.”
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NRC 1976 flood plan for nuke sites
FEMA paper with above info expanded and 2012 additional material
2014 USGS paper – Assessing Inundation Hazards to Nuclear Powerplant Sites Using Geologically Extended Histories of Riverine Floods, Tsunamis, and Storm Surges (summary). Full Report
Graphic – Hurricanes and Storm Surge
LARGEST HISTORICAL TSUNAMIS IN THE WORLD OCEAN AND THEIR IMPLICATION FOR COASTAL HAZARD ASSESSMENT
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