The Unthinkable: Surviving a Nuclear Disaster - When Disaster Strikes - page 379

Figure 17-7. Stamp-sized affordable label-style dosimeter by JP Laboratories. Photo courtesy of JP Laboratories
Another nifty product you may want to add to your radiation protection arsenal is called a
NukAlert pocket key-chain device that detects elevated radiation levels and sounds an audible
alarm that is calibrated in such as way as to provide an audible signal that varies corresponding
with different levels of radiation exposure. This device is more expensive, running on the order
of $150 each (see www.nukalert.com ) .
Figure 17-8. Key chain NukAlert audible radiation alarm and level meter. Photo courtesy of NukAlert
Gas Masks and Protective Clothing
If I lived anywhere near a chemical plant that stockpiled highly toxic chemicals, I would cer-
tainly plan on purchasing a supply of gas masks (with spare canisters, see fig. 17-9 ) , and pos-
sibly hazmat-style protective clothing for myself and family. I could say the same about living
near a nuclear power plant, or a nuclear-fuel processing facility. Depending upon your budget,
your location (do you live near a likely terrorist target?), your level of paranoia, and the state of
the world, you may, or may not, feel it is necessary to do the same in case of a nuclear disaster.