I thought this was interesting .... this is what the mainstream media hasn't said a word about.
The EPA website has active radiation monitors around the country which can be checked via the web. Just click on a blue balloon near you on the map and a bunch of cryptic numbers will show up next to the map.
https://cdxnode64.epa.gov/radnet-public/showMap.do
While all of the numbers are relevant. A good number to look at is the "Beta Gross Count Rate CPM". Normal is under 100 Counts Per Minute and will vary due to altitude, proximity to nuclear test sites or power plants etc. etc. I have noticed spikes over 100 and sometimes to levels 2-4 times normal (which isn't bad unless it stays that high for weeks). Normal appears to be around 40-60 for most places and is considered to be background radiation which exists naturally in our environment.
Reading this will help to understand "CPM":
Geiger Counter Numbers, How Bad is Bad?
Just out of curiosity ... checking Steve's house in Kearney, Nebraska was 190 CPM at the time of this post. Earlier it was 270.
Also, check Raleigh, NC .... those numbers are insanely high. Probably something wrong with that sensor 'cause all the ones around it are normal.
It's interesting to cross reference spikes with the current Jet Stream Map found here ...
http://www.intellicast.com/National/Wind/JetStream.aspx
If you are totally not in the mood to engrave and bored out of your tree with nothing else to do .... Check the RadNet data. Hours of enjoyment and not a freakin' thing anyone can do about it so sit back, click away and look forward to a bowl of Cheerio's fortified with radioactive cesium and strontium.
We're very fortunate to be 5000 miles plus from the poor folks in Japan. Don't forget to say a prayer for the victims and the generations, yet to be born, who will suffer from this. We've also got some forum members who live in Japan .... let's hope they are well.