Although the mainstream media and government officials continue to downplay potential dangers to our country, a number of experts are beginning to come out with warnings that say otherwise.
The situation in Japan seems to be getting worse by the minute. News is now coming across the wires that a second nuclear reactor may now be in jeopardy of melting down. The Japanese government has setup a so called “danger zone” of around 26 miles and began distributing Iodide pills to the public. While they continue to claim that the public is in no danger, this morning they seemed to contradict themselves by telling the public to put their clothing in plastic bags before entering their homes.
Closer to home, The California Department of Public Health is keeping a close eye on the situation. This morning they told the media that they have systems in place to monitor air, water, and the food supply for possible contamination. The state Department of Health in Washington also released a statement this morning that said, they are “conducting ongoing air monitoring for radiation to see if the nuclear plant incident in Japan has affected radiation levels in Washington.”
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission sent out two of its top experts to Japan to monitor the situation.
So should Americans worry about possible nuclear fallout reaching the west coast?
Opinions seem to be all over the board on this one. The government continues to say that the public is not in danger, but a growing number of experts are suggesting that a total reactor meltdown would definitely affect the west coast.
Current Satellite Imagery of the Jet Stream as of 2:30 p.m. PST March 13th 2011
As you can see from the above graphics, the jet stream would clearly blow some of the radioactive cloud across the pacific towards the West Coast. What that means for us really depends on how much radioactive material is released into the environment.
With more reactors in danger of melting down, I think the public has a right to know what could happen during a worst case scenario. The government needs to get out of the P.R. game and stop worrying about the future of the nuclear industry. This should be a huge wake-up call to the world.
UPDATE: 3:00p.m. 3-13-2011
The French government is warning its citizens in Tokyo to get out now…
Fukushima reactor number three is now in danger of meltdown which could make the Tsunami that hit Japan look like Childs play. The reason this is so concerning is that the reactor doesn’t run on uranium, it runs on a mixed uranium plutonium fuel. This MOX fuel is far more dangerous, and a release of plutonium into the environment is an extremely serious matter.
UPDATE: 7:35 p.m. 3-13-2011
There are reports of white smoke coming from the #3 Fukushima reactor. If this proves to be true this could be very bad news as mentioned right above.
UPDATE: 9:15p.m. PST 3-13-2011
Nuclear Expert Paul Carroll just told FOX news that the West Coast definitely has something to worry about. He started to talk about why the MOX in reactor 3 is so concerning but was cut off by FOX.
Paul Carroll worked at U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His principle area of knowledge is Nuclear Weapons
UPDATE: 9:21p.m. PST 3-13-2011 The New York Times is reporting that the Pentagon will soon announce that the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan passed through a radioactive cloud while in route to Japan. This confirms the news of radioactive materials blowing west towards the United States. Officials are saying that the crew was exposed to over a month’s worth of radiation in under an hour.
The report also says that American helicopters that were flying 60 miles north were returning fully coated with particulate radiation. The helicopters had to be decontaminated and washed.
UPDATE: 9:41p.m. PST 3-13-2011 – Video of Major Explosion #3 Fukushima reactor
UPDATE: 10:24p.m. PST 3-13-2011
US Navy confirms that 17 airman are being treated for radiation poisoning after flying through a radioactive plume. Cmdr. Jeff A. Davis, a spokesman for the American Seventh Fleet in Japan also confirmed the USS Regan’s on-board sensors indicated that the carrier had also been exposed to radiation.
The Commander said that the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Seventh Fleet ships have moved downwind and are currently assessing the situation.
UPDATE: 11:48p.m. PST 3-13-2011
The Jiji news agency is reporting that the Fukushima plant No.2 is now having major problems keeping its reactor cool. Officials say that they may release hydrogen from the Fukushima Daiichi No. 2 reactor building.
UPDATE: 12:24a.m. PST 3-14-2011
TEPCO has confirmed that Fukushima plant No.2 has lost all of its coolant. An explosion is very likely.
UPDATE: 8:24a.m. PST 3-14-2011
Japanese Government finally admits that all three reactors are likely melting down. TEPCO admits that fuel rods in Reactor 2 may be fully exposed. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano confirms “Although we cannot directly check it, it’s highly likely happening.”
UPDATE: 8:35a.m. PST 3-14-2011
France, Germany and British government warns citizens and government workers to get out of Tokyo. Despite the danger the U.S. Government is still sending our military right into harm’s way.
UPDATE: 8:55a.m. PST 3-14-2011
Hundreds of thousands of Iodide Tablets being rushed to Japan to combat radiation exposure.
UPDATE: 11:41a.m. PST 3-14-2011
Aerial Images showing the damage at the reactors.
UPDATE: 9:45p.m. PST 3-14-2011
- Third explosion at Japanese nuclear plant the Japanese government is warning of a massive radioactive leak.
- Elevated radiation Levels being reported in Tokyo
- Tokyo Stock Market Takes major hit, Main index down 14.4%
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said radiation released….. told reporters “Now we are talking about levels that can damage human health.”
UPDATE: 10:41p.m. PST 3-14-2011
FOX, CNN & other news networks are pulling out of Sendai and heading north because of the radiation dangers.
UPDATE: 6:41 a.m. PST 3-15-2011
Another aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington has detected high levels of radiation. The carrier was docked in Yokosuka, about 175 miles from the nuclear plant in Okuma.
UPDATE: 8:41 a.m. PST 3-15-2011
Hundreds of thousands of Japanese residents ordered to seal themselves indoors after radiation levels soar through the roof.
UPDATE: 12:26 p.m. PST 3-15-2011
Mainstream Media CNN finally admits that it’s possible that the radiation in Japan could reach the United States.
UPDATE: 1:26 p.m. PST 3-15-2011
As fears of the fallout reaching America intensify; stores across the United States are selling out of Potassium Iodide tablets and supplements. Almost every brand on Amazon is sold out and manufacturers are having a hard time keeping up with the demand.
UPDATE: 1:56 p.m. PST 3-15-2011
- Walgreen’s pharmacist tells us that they have no more Potassium Iodide because the government has seized all Potassium Iodide supplies.
UPDATE: 8:39 p.m. PST 3-15-2011
- 70 percent of the fuel rods at one of the plants reactors have experienced extensive damage
- Institute for Science and International Security says crisis is nearing a worst case scenario with extensive health and environmental consequences
UPDATE: 9:45 p.m. PST 3-15-2011
France asks Air France to provide airplanes to evacuate French Nationals as they urge French citizens to leave the country.
UPDATE: 11:35 p.m. PST 3-15-2011
EPA announces that they are sending more electronic radiation monitors to the west coast. They refused to say how many or where they would be deployed.
UPDATE: 10:42 a.m. PST 3-16-2011
- IAEA confirms that the Fuel rods in reactors 4, 5, and 6 are exposed and say that at least four reactors have core damage.
- FDA officials are in Japan testing food after fears of radioactive food imports rise.
- U.S. military sending unmanned Global Hawk spy aircraft over Fukushima to find out what’s really happening at the plant.
UPDATE: 11:38 a.m. PST 3-16-2011
- French minister says the Japanese Government has clearly lost control of the situation and is lying about the dangers.
UPDATE: 12:30 a.m. PST 3-16-2011
Dr. Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist told reporters this morning that “We’re very close now to the point of no return” he went on to say that we could be talking about “something beyond Chernobyl”
As crews continue to pull out of the area the U.S. government is considering sending in a team if nuclear and military experts who are trained to respond to nuclear emergencies.
UPDATE: 6:07 p.m. PST 3-16-2011
China, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong increasing observation for nuclear fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Projected path of Radiation Fallout Map (courtesy of The Australian)
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UPDATE: 8:29 p.m. PST 3-16-2011
UN Forecast show the radioactive plume now being blown across the Pacific Ocean and could hit the west coast on Friday.
UPDATE: 10:00 a.m. PST 3-17-2011
Swedish researcher Lars-Erik De Geer of the Swedish Defense Research Institute confirms that radioactive particles from Japan are blowing east towards North America and will reach the West Coast by Friday.
UPDATE: 11:00 a.m. PST 3-17-2011
UPDATE: 10:10 p.m. PST 3-17-2011
- Defense Ministry spokesman Ippo Mayama says that the Japanese military has called of any further helicopter water drops. Would not say why they stopped the mission
- CNN reporting that radiation levels at the Fukushima nuclear plant are at their highest levels yet.
UPDATE: 10:50 p.m. PST 3-17-2011
TEPCO says current radiation levels outside the Fukushima plant are 20 millisieverts per hour. To put these numbers in to perspective, the typical American is exposed to about 3 millisieverts a year.
UPDATE: 9:30 a.m. PST 3-18-2011
- U.N Diplomat says first of the nuclear fallout has hit the west coast.
UPDATE: 10:30 a.m. PST 3-18-2011
Officials consider burying reactors under concrete as head of TEPCO breaks down in tears and admits that radiation coming from the over-heating reactors and fuel rods was enough to kill some citizens
UPDATE: 10:39 p.m. PST 3-22-2011
- UCLA Berkley reporting that they have detected small amounts of radiation in the rainwater.
- The Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency measured a slight uptick in radioactive Iodine-131 levels on Saturday and said the levels had got slightly higher on Monday.
- EPA reporting that small amounts of radiation have been detected in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle.
- Tokyo Water Bureau officials reporting that radioactive iodine levels in city tap water are double the recommended limit for infants.
- EPA pulls 8 monitors say’s that they are “under Review” after “abnormal readings” show a spike in radiation levels for West Coast?
UPDATE: 4:49 p.m. PST 3-23-2011
3-26-2011 9:30 P.M.
Reuters reporting radiation at the No. 2 nuclear plant is now 10 million times normal levels……. workers evacuated
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you have to remember there is 60,000 spent rods stored in 7 places around the reactors they are just as bad if all the rods loss water they catch fire and vaporize the potential for this to be 100 times worse than anything man has ever seen is there. in the us we send our nuclear rods to a mountain so they cant do this and cause so much damage. the news lied and said it was a hydrogen release that was the explosion when it was the spent rods lossing water and blowing up and thats why so much radiation already. they wont go all at once they will loss water one be one and blow up the 60,000 spent rods are just as bad, 20 years of nuclear waste going up
Potassium Iodide only protects your thyroid from uptaking radioactive iodides. Nothing else. It should taken when exposure is imminent. The most common cancer caused by radiation exposure is leukemia, which does’nt show up for 3-5 yrs.
anyone know where you can still buy potassium iodide for a reasonable price?
so here’s the big question, do i hole up for a week or so w/ my family in our house under trees tucked into a canyon on the leeward side of our CA coastal mtn, or do i convince them its worse than that and go east past the sierras? im only 21 here so anybody who has more experience with this kind of thing your input is appreciated!
“.. and there will be earthquakes in diverse places..” –The Bible somewhere…
Mark 13:8 “nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are merely the beginning of the birth pains”
what would be considered a safe place if one lived in Oregon that is one hour away from the ocean? is it safe enough to stay indoors if radiation was present as per Japan people were instructed to do?
So what would be safe (if anything), in Juneau, Alaska…northwest of British Columbia, Seattle, etc.? Time to fly south…and east??
Back in the early 50’s they used to say keep a few bottles of gin on hand,
perhaps vodka might do in a pinch. Well it might deaden the pain for
a few hours
Most of the dangerous fallout will be over the Pacific. If you feel a need to bugout go 90 degrees away from the wind direction. All my KI suppiers are sold out for now. Find a natural foods store, eating 3-5 grams dried, unrinsed seaweeds will provide 100-150 micrograms iodide.
I live in Kona Hawaii, I think it’s inevitable that the fallout will reach Hawaii. My friend that works in the nuclear business said to get a MSA 100 cartridge respirator, wear disposable clothing, stay indoors with no venilation…SCARY STUFF BRAH!
On Friday do I not walk my dog in Los Angeles? Feed her Potassium Iodide or sea weed? Her nose is close to the ground, I am conserned.
20 millisieverts per hour outside of Japan where? It’s headed for the west coast, where I live with children. Where exactly is this please?
According to the UN map it has already hit, I suggest you either hunker down if you have supplies or evacuate.
I live near Seattle .. OK, it’s about 4800 miles from Tokyo to Seattle .. thats a long way for heavy radiation to travel .. also, right now there is a huge weather system with massive clouds and rain hanging off the west coast .. all that salty air and rain will neutralize some of the particles in nuclear fall out .. that is a scientific fact .. so chill out people!
It is now March 22 is there any more information you can share? It seems like all the blogs and many websites have stopped reporting, yet the radiation is supposed to get worse as time goes on… what is happening?
good thing i live in indiana but i have famliy in washington
Fleeing from a Nuclear Disaster Cloud is like trying to run away from your own cancer:it’s hopeless. The world is sick, and a 30,000 degree fire is hard to approach. We have effectively created a little star on earth, and unless we tame it, it will start sending massive clouds of steam up AFTER it melts through the containment facility.
It is now March 30th and the melt down in reactor 3 is complete all the way down into the concret floor. All we are waiting for now is a full blown explosion. They will tell you it is steam BUT steam happens from water, and there is NO WATER.
Many sites are no longer online due to government block, others have backed off due to fear of being shut down. All the moniters are controlled by the government and those that set them up are under strick rules on what to report. Last week many monitors where taken down to be re-calabarated wow what timing huh? They were giving high numbers, wonder why! So now they are reading low to 0 makes you think. We should gather all the names of those in power and make a list so when all goes down these people will pay by the justice of our courts all around the world.
I live in Alaska and we are scared of what is heading our way and how it will alter our way of life if there is one left. Im a parent of small children and believe me, this has me tied up in nots. Forget about getting the truth….remember 2012 movie? the elite will hide and we the people will pay with our lives. AND NEVER BE NOTIFIED>
Just a quick note: Thank you OFF THE GRID SURVIVAL for being there for all of us. This place is refuge for many of us families. Without you we would be lost.