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Installation Upgrades

Protection For: • In-Home Early Warning System


• Military to Civilian Interior
• Families • Decorator Conversion
• Executives • EMP Data Storage and
• Physicians Archiving

Totally
Self-Contained
Stove, sink, and power plant controls
Shelters
Safety shelters designed to
protect from 4 to 400 people.
Natural Disasters
• Earthquakes (up to 8.5+)
• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
• Smoke & Fire
• Floods
Sleeping bunks Terrorism Entryway (At Top)
• Nuclear Incidents
• Biological Incidents
• Chemical Incidents

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(610) 203-6214
"The Future Belongs To Those Who Plan"
RADIUS MILITARY MODEL UNDERGROUND SHELTERS AND LOCAL BUILDING
CODES

1. Radius underground disaster shelters are totally self-


contained structural fiberglass high pressure structures
designed to protect 6-100 adults for 15 to 360 days.
The shelters are specifically designed and developed
to protect people during and after disasters such as
tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, forest
fires, power failures, nuclear power plant accidents,
nuclear/chemical terrorism, and full-scale protracted
nuclear, chemical and biological war. The shelters
include the fiberglass structure, fiberglass entranceway, fiberglass/composite fire/bullet
resistant hatch at ground level, Multiple Chamber Air Filtration System (MCAS),
fiberglass septic tank, water tank, air blower, gray water tank, all wiring, all plumbing,
fiberglass center floor beam, fiberglass counter, fiberglass shower wall, fiberglass
battery housing, toilet, floor, 12- volt deep cycle batteries which are vented to the ground
surface, and a HAM radio for two way communications with local first responders and
reporting local conditions to the Red Cross as a forward tactical base.

2. Radius underground shelters are listed with the US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


munitions list (USML) category X(b) and can not be resold for export.

3. Radius shelters meet or exceed standards of THE US HANDBOOK OF NBC WEAPON


FUNDAMENTALS AND UNDERGROUND SHELTER ENGINEERING DESIGN
STANDARDS, fifth edition, 2002. In addition, these shelters meet or exceed various
standards from ASTM, ASME, ANSI, ASHRAE, NFPA, Marine, and UL.

4. Radius underground shelters are pre-engineered fiberglass underground structures


designed for 40 psi external pressure plus static loads for earth, snow, etc.

5. Radius underground shelters have no foundation, no electricity, no running water and


have a self-contained septic system not connected to local sanitation systems.

6. Radius shelters have their own water tank and not connected to the house water
system. The leaching septic tank is designed for shelterists consuming 1 gallon per day
for 2 months. The standard height of the leaching holes on the septic tank is 12-24
inches below ground with a leaching area of 2.5 square feet per shelterist for very slow
absorption soils. These ratios exceed local building code requirements in proportion to
the, volume of water, volume of septic tank, and leaching area.

7. All contractors are required to call “Dig Safe” prior to excavation to confirm water lines,
gas lines, telephone lines, sewer lines, electrical lines, etc.

8. Radius underground shelters are a temporary structure designed for emergency use and
can be re-deployed to another location.
9. Radius underground shelters are designed to be installed below the water table reaching
the ground surface with a safety factor of at least 1.2 meeting ANSI A 28 for hydrostatic
pressure without “tie downs”.

10. Radius underground shelters are designed to meet much more than an 8.5 Richter
Scale earthquake.

11. Radius underground shelters operate on a 12-volt system. However battery chargers
inside the shelter get their power from either solar panels connected to an inverter or a
Radius SCUPP (Self-Contained Underground Power Plant).

12. Under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, U.S. citizens are
guaranteed the right to bear arms to provide protection in life threatening situations.
Tornadoes, earthquakes, nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare falls under this
amendment as life-threatening forces.

13. Under the Third Amendment U.S. citizens are guaranteed the right of self-defense.

14. In view of the above, Radius Underground Shelters do not fall under local building
codes. If the local building code enforcement officer becomes involved during or after
the installation it is almost always due to a complaining neighbor. Radius recommends
that the customer work with local code enforcement agents and share the brochure
and/or operator’s manual.

15. In almost all cases, local code enforcement officers do not want to get involved with a
temporary structure with no foundation, no electricity, and no running water that was
designed for emergency use to help shelterists and local community members in times
of emergency.

16. Should a building permit be required to be issued, this permit is “public knowledge” and
therefore available to anyone who inquires. This “public declaration” subjects the
customer’s shelter to local intruders who may want to break into the shelter during a
disaster situation. This threat therefore violates the Second and Third Right
amendments under the US Constitution since secrecy is the primary defense for an
underground shelter.

17. One solution for both the customer and the local code enforcement agent is to have a
building permit issued for an underground water tank, not a disaster or storm shelter.
This is a truthful application in affect since the shelter is watertight and is actually an
underground water tank with life support equipment that shelterists live in.

18. Once a building permit is issued for an underground disaster shelter, storm shelter, or
bomb shelter, the customer has a right to sue the local town to purchase and/or relocate
the shelter to another private area not open to public inspection. Should this happen, an
attorney specializing in civil rights violations should be employed. To date after 29
years in business, ALL of Radius customers have prevailed in federal courts on this legal
basis.
SHELTER FIELD EXPERIENCE

Hurricanes Hugo 09-15-89

During the time of this disaster, Radius produced the ES10 shelter and two
reports were called in by customers as to how they were used. During this
hurricane, both shelters were at capacity with shelterists. After the disaster, the
shelters provided life support for more than three times it design capacity for
each shelter. For the general population up on the ground, there were long lines
of people who waited many hours to get potable water being distributed by FEMA
and the Red Cross. Sanitation facilities did not exist for three days after the
disaster and water was extremely limited and in some places not available at all.
During the following three weeks after the disaster, up to five families were using
the shelter water supply, shower, and toilets in each of the ES10s. Radius did
not supply HAM radios at this time but the CB radio and scanner worked. The
radios in the ES10’s became the hub for information for the local area due to the
distrust of the federal disaster relief services and the greater trust of the news
agencies.

Hurricane Andrew 08-24-92

During the time of this disaster, reports were called in from two ES10 shelters
and two P10 shelters. The shelter use during and after this disaster was almost
identical to the use during Hurricane Hugo. This time however, the one P10
shelter had the HAM radio and the customer reported that he had no trouble in
communicating with HAM operators locally and many miles away. The mistake
that the customer made was putting up the 8 ft. HAM vertical antenna and
scanner antenna before the hurricane was over. The flying debris sheared the
antennas off during the height of the storm. After the storm, the “back-up
antennas” were installed and used for the recovery period after the disaster. The
proper procedure would have been to put up the just the scanner antenna
intermittently if shelterists need radio reception during the storm. This antenna is
much more durable and able to take some flying debris. After the high wind
passes, the main antenna which is an 8 ft. vertical could have been put up.

911 Disaster 09-11-01

During the 911 disaster of September of 2001, few Radius customers within 50
miles of NYC had operating landline or cell phone service. Even some shelters
located in Connecticut many miles away did not have any operational phone
service. Citizens band radios proved useful with only a few customers around
the NYC area. Either the range of the CB radio was too limited or too many
people were talking on the most common channel 19. Other customers in CA,
TX, MN, FL, WA, IL, DC etc. reported that the CB was operational but had very
limited range and was not very helpful. Some reported that the people on the CB
network were all truckers and were not all that helpful and just acted rather
stupid. Three customers in the NYC area who reported back to Radius said that
they were all successful at reaching someone with the HAM radio and found
HAM radio operators very helpful and understanding. All three customers also
reported that they were unfamiliar with the HAM radio and had to read the
manual and spent more than an hour to understand how to use the radio. All
three also reported that they were very uncomfortable using the HAM radio at
first but became very comfortable after one or two days and in fact became
rather dependent on it. After the initial attack, the scanner was continuously
monitoring. Most shelterists remained in their shelters for a week after the attack
until radio reports confirmed that NBC weapons were not involved in the attack.

Hurricane Katrina 08-29-05 and Rita 10-02-05

During Hurricane Katrina and Rita, Radius had a customer in New Orleans who
installed his P10 shelter properly in 1997 so the hatch is at least 1 foot above the
100 year flood plain/storm surge. The man, his wife, three children, and one
neighbor stayed in their shelter. All of the houses around his shelter were
destroyed and/or washed away. The shelter hatch dome was effectively situated
in the middle of a lake (which was a community before the flood) with the nearest
house over 2000 feet away. This shelterist used the Ham radio to listen to local
frequencies and talk with some other radio operators. By doing this he was
always informed. After the second week, mandatory evacuations were ordered
and law enforcement personnel were authorized to use limited force to remove
people. Some federal and local law enforcement officers noticed the 8 ft white
radio antenna sticking out of the 5 foot diameter dark green hatch located about
6 inches above water level. They knocked on the hatch and told the shelterists
that they were there to rescue them under force and take them to the
Superdome! The shelterists had been hearing on the radio all the horrors in the
Superdome people were suffering without food, water, toilet, roaming gangs, etc.
The shelter owner explained through the one inch diameter spare antenna ports
that he had plenty of food, water, toilet, and was quite comfortable sipping wine
and listening to Mozart. The agents banged on the hatch with sledge hammers,
hatchets, and pry bars, broke the antenna off, and gave up after about 15
minutes. The shelterists removed the broken antenna installed the back-up
antenna and continued radio listening and transmitting. After 32 days, the water
levels lowered and the shelterists decided to leave the shelter and walk through
the muddy streets and started rebuilding their lives. This family chose to be well
prepared shelterists, not evacuees. Radius learned that during longer term
shelter stays, the battery bank needs to be a larger when a HAM radio is used in
the shelter. The battery bank was sized for radio communications in the listening
mode for 2 hours/day for 30 days and transmitting 15 minutes per day for ten
days. During this disaster, the shelterists were hearing so many horror stories on
the commercial radio frequencies from the area that they needed to talk with
other people for emotional reassurance for more than one hour per day.
Fortunately, this particular customer had a solar panel to charge the batteries
which was employed just after the law enforcement officers broke off the
antenna.

In Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur Texas, during hurricane Rita, Radius
received reports from customers in three P10s. All three families entered their
shelters one day before the storm hit with their PHOTOS AND FILES and
reported living comfortably for three days. The scanner antenna was put up
immediately from inside the shelter and many local and national news stations
along with government stations were monitored. The radio stations reported
people being in their cars for more than 16 hours with no food, water, or toilet.
Many cars ran out of fuel because fuel stations were out of fuel. Hotels were all
sold out. Even with both lanes of traffic exiting the city, there was mathematically
not enough road, fuel, or hotels for more than a very small percentage of people
to escape. One shelterist needed medicine and the HAM radio was used to
communicate to a ham operator to verify the operating status of the local
hospitals or clinics. When the shelter was exited, there was no time wasted in
trying to find a hospital, they knew exactly where to go. Two things were proven
for sure during this storm: EVACUATION DOES NOT WORK! and
UNDERGROUND SHELTERS DO!
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share this information about
the best, safest shelters available. Your interest and concerns are
shared by many families across our great country. Green Eye
Technology, LLC is very busy meeting the growing shelter demand due
to the increasing volatility of our environment and the ever increasing
potential for terrorist attacks.

I encourage you to visit our web site, www.greeneyetech.com, (click the


SHELTERS button), and review the wealth of information about the
various sized shelters available, along with the pricing breakdown. I
will be happy to answer any questions you may have about capacity,
level of protection, ease of installation, etc.

Please feel free to email me [email protected] and I will be


happy to provide you with additional information.

I want to emphasize that this “state of the art” shelter, developed and
manufactured by Radius Engineering, is the most advanced shelter
available, providing customers with the best underground shelter
protection in the world. It is a military grade shelter made available for
civilian use. Green Eye Technology, LLC, is proud to be the
Nationwide Distributor and Installer.

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