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Radiation Emergency

A radiation emergency could come about due to a complete meltdown of a nuclear reactor core to our west, a catastrophic leak of material from nuclear weapons manufacturing facilities to our south, or as a result of a nuclear weapon being detonated in or around St. Louis, MO, or along the Ohio River valley between Paducah KY and Evansville IN.

Regardless of the source of the radiation, what you need to do in response is the same:

  • Get inside
  • Stay inside, and
  • Stay tuned