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****Stumpy****
I was wondering if you guys are part of the zone that could be affected by the nuclear plant/radiation? Are you within the area that has to stay inside? Is your husband's job involved with the nuclear issue? I'm just wondering/concerned and thinking of you guys. 
Re: ****Stumpy****
We're not in the immediate danger area, thank goodness. We're about 230 miles north of the plant. The winds have been favorable for our location, but bases the same distance away from the plant to the south have already had increased radiation readings for a day now. According to the military, even in the most catastrophic scenario possible every base will be absolutely fine and they will not ever consider evacuation plans. I don't know if this is how they're trying to keep people calm and avoid panic and they really are putting together evacuation plans just in case, or if their definition of "fine" is simply not being in danger of like immediate radiation sickness/death/whatever.
I'm very concerned about it personally, as are many up here. Things just continue to get worse and worse, and I can't imagine that increased levels of radiation WON'T get to us eventually. This is just so huge. The most frustrating part is that its SO hard to weed through the sensationalism and find factual information that I can actually understand. I don't know how worried to be, or what the long-term effects of this are likely to be.
C's job the past couple days had been to screen incoming rescue personnel for dangerous radiation levels as they flew into our base (no one exhibited any). He got called off of that last night, so he's at work now reassigned to something else (I don't know what yet).
It's all very stressful. I felt better upon waking up after sleeping for 15(!!) hours, but as soon as I went back to the Fukushima reports, it all just flooded right back.
Thank you for asking. I appreciate the concern. Wish I had a more reassuring response (although, not being in the immediate danger zone is obviously something we're very thankful for).
Hugs to you, P!
Thanks for telling me more details about your situation, Patty. I've been concerned about it but I am glad you're not close the plant. It is really hard to tell how worried to be and what to believe for us, too. I think they have just not known (and by they I mean the experts, too) completely and are still in middle of figuring it all out. Anyway, I really hope you stay safe. ((((((HUGS))))))
ETA: I see now, you're north of the center of the earthquake. I thought you were closer to Tokyo for some reason. You are really far north.
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Yeah, we're very far from Tokyo (~400 miles). The epicenter of the quake was about half way between Misawa and Tokyo, and the Fukushima plant is maybe 150-200 miles north of Tokyo.
ETA: The following is the best basic summary of what one nuclear physicist in the US *thinks* is going on (as of last night) that I've seen (posted by someone on the PC&E board). There have been a few new developments today, but it gives a pretty clear picture, in my opinion.
http://www.scribd.com/full/50837044?access_key=key-x91hr1mxd7jgkhtlomh