How do you guys feel about the proximity of power plants and other nuclear facilities to your final SHTF location? Thinking of an EMP/CME or other breakdown of the power grid, the long-term maintenance and power required to keep a plant from melting down is a bit of a worry for me. I didnt know until recently that nuclear plants dont run their backup systems on self-generated electricity; 99% of the time the systems that keep a meltdown from occurring are tied in to the grid. If the grid fails, they rely upon generators just like any other facility, and those generators rely upon fuel, maintenance, repairs, and people to be around to feed them. A breakdown in this supply chain means a breakdown in the plant's failover systems, which means a possible disaster.
Consider that only 2% of the population live within 10 miles of a nuclear plant (the minimum distance where direct radiation exposure is a hazard), but over 35% live within 50 miles of one (the distance within which particulate inhalation is dangerous and ground water/animals are possibly contaminated). Then think about the long term effects....
For those who are prepping for this right now, what are you doing to plan for this type of disaster? For those that arent, are you planning to think about it in the future?
Consider that only 2% of the population live within 10 miles of a nuclear plant (the minimum distance where direct radiation exposure is a hazard), but over 35% live within 50 miles of one (the distance within which particulate inhalation is dangerous and ground water/animals are possibly contaminated). Then think about the long term effects....
For those who are prepping for this right now, what are you doing to plan for this type of disaster? For those that arent, are you planning to think about it in the future?
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