morning" suggesting that people are buying pills online. please don't do that. that is just wasting your money. there is no way radioactive iodine from this problem in japan would get to the united states in any way that would matter. moreover you wouldn't know when to take it. i think the best policy here is to be prepared, have enough tablets stored in those areas where there are nuclear power plants and then let local authorities distribute them at the time that they are needed with instructions on how to do it. this is not a do it on your own type project. >> okay. good advice. finally, i asked mr. pietangelo if an 8.9 quake struck in the united states would nuclear plants be safe? here is what he said. >> they are designed for the seismic events in their particular area. obviously, the west coast plants are in a higher seismic area so they are designed to higher standards than in the central and eastern united states. but it's based on a historical look at what has happened in