[ RadSafe ] RadTown

[Susan Gawarecki]

Pretty cool toy.
--Susan Gawarecki

New Interactive Web Site is Totally Rad

(Washington, D.C. – May 1, 2006) From seeing a stadium laser light show 
to receiving an x-ray, radiation is part of our lives. That's why EPA is 
launching RadTown USA, a new web site that uses an animated town to 
provide basic information on radiation in the environment. RadTown USA 
is a virtual community showing the wide variety of radiation sources 
commonly encountered in everyday life. The RadTown site features houses, 
a school, stadium, construction site, flying plane, moving train and 
much more to highlight and explain the many common sources of radiation.

The information is organized in a series of easy-to-understand fact 
sheets, with links to additional information resources. Every fact sheet 
includes the types of radiation sources at the location, the important 
roles that federal, state and local governments play in protection and 
control, and normal steps that individuals can take to protect 
themselves, such as applying sun block or installing radon detectors in 
homes.

Discover RadTown USA: http://www.epa.gov/radtown
Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne at epa.gov