In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 23:28:22 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Depending on wind conditions and the shape of the >ground, some areas closer to the reactor are safe, and some farther away are >not safe. You cannot just draw an arbitrary 10 km circle.
It probably depends largely on (minor) elevation differences. The radioactive substances would likely mostly be carried in the ground water, so higher areas should be less contaminated near the surface. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html