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Evacuation Zones for Nuclear Reactors

In the case of a nuclear reactor accident, what can be done?

Do you live within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor? One third of Americans do. Property contaminated by nuclear materials is not covered by insurance, so if your house is affected, you could be displaced permanently and lose everything.  Use the tool below to find out if you are within an evacuation zone and are at risk.  Also notice the number of people who would have to be evacuated if there was an accident at the plant closest to you. Do you really think that is possible? We don't.

The 25th anniversary of Chernobyl and the continuing crisis at Fukushima -- both Level 7 nuclear disasters --  are clear reminders that standard evacuation zones cannot protect the public from a nuclear accident. Current NRC regulations stipulate a 10 mile evacuation zone around nuclear plants. This is clearly insufficient and 50 miles has been recommended.  

You can print the page below from your browser or by right-clicking on the page and printing the "frame". For more information about why we should look for clean renewable sources of energy rather than nuclear, click here.