radiation from japan

Most of us have kept up on this, and it's a well known fact now that Japan has lied about the severity of the CONTINUING disaster. Some scientists are now saying this could end all life on the planet and is already many times worse than Chernobyl. It's not stopping or contained! We know the...

Monday found me on my doctor's table being poked & prodded and I asked him if I should get some KI and he just said " Naw-I wouldnt worry about it". Next day at work(welding supply house) a gent comes in for a regulator & a bottle of gas for testing around DFW for radiation. As we waited for...

If I were to get a radiation detector, what model should I get? What types of radiation do I need to detect coming from Japan's reactor?

I decided to post a thread to links that have online information about radiation detectors. I'll add the ones I know, please post yours as well. On this map, they say that typical background radiation levels for most of the USA are in the 5 to 28 uR/hr range Online Geiger Counter Nuclear...

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17643871?nclick_check=1 No alerts,"miniscule' amounts.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/18/news/economy/CDC_iodide_radiation_advisory/index.htm?hpt=T2 "There are only three FDA-approved potassium iodide products that protect against radiation. The agency's website identifies them as Iosat, made by Anbex; ThyroSafe from Recipharm AB; and ThyroShield...

The news media wants to downplay this reality. The news media downplayed Chernobyl and look at that disaster! I am not saying we are in imminent danger but we need to keep our eyes open. Hopefully someone on the west coast has a radiation detector and can give real results to us here. Is...