Some supplemental reading material.  More about the past, than the present.

Reference Material

• Radiation detector performance study (Japanese)
• Excellent accuracy comparison between several kinds of detectors
• GM tubes: 1, 3, 4, 5.  PIN diode: 2.  Scintillator: *  (3, 4, 5 = SBM-20 tubes)
• US EPA Approved Methods for Measuring Radiation in Water
  
• Shows equipment, time, and processing needed for a particular isotope.
• To summarize, it is difficult, and requires lab equipment.

Historical Photos

 - Japan -

• Hashima Island (端島, "軍艦島") photos
  
• Coal mining island near Nagasaki, owned by Mitsubishi
• Once had the highest population density in the world
• Not nuclear-related, but I'm sure you can spot a few parallels
• Memories for the Future panoramic photos (Japanese site - more comprehensive)
  
• Comparison of before/after Google streetviews of Japan showing the extent of the destruction of the quake / tsunami
• Very stunning how some regions are just... gone.

Natori, Miyagi Prefecture (before)	Natori, Miyagi Prefecture (after)

- US -

• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site panoramic photos
• This is a relatively modern site, and others similar to it are still in use today.
• Well-preserved; tours offered by the National Parks Service.
• Very amusing cold war wall art here, on the blast door and corridor.
• Titan Missile Museum panoramic photos
  
• The Titan's fuel could not be stored in the rocket, requiring a large support facility.
• These were among the largest underground bases ever built.
  
• The last well-preserved Titan site.  Operated by the airmen once stationed there.
• Titan I Tour photos / historical documents
  
• Even larger than the above Titan II complex, there is not a single preserved site left
• They look somewhat less appealing rusted and covered in asbestos
• Excellent contrast with the preserved museum above
• Hanford B Reactor panoramic photos
• The first reactor dedicated to plutonium production.
• An interesting juxtaposition of massive scale and primitive technology.
• NS Savannah panoramic photos
• First civilian nuclear powered ship, a demonstration for a new era that never came.
• Ultimately it failed due to the cost of nuclear propulsion vs. diesel for its size.

- Russia / USSR -

• Pripyat / Chernobyl photos
• Pretty good set that hits most of the major landmarks
• Note: Geiger counter is measuring 1.4 mR/h on the moss, not R/h as incorrectly captioned.
• Kursk NPP photos [Ads at bottom NSFW]
• Russian RBMK-1000 reactor, same model used at Chernobyl
• All shiny and clean and still operating
  
• Ironically, the last photo shows them training for the Fukushima scenario
• Soviet Missile Silo (R-12U/R-14U) photos
• Rough translations (by me, and I'm terrible at it)
  
• Image 16: Do not light fire! Dangerous to life!
• Image 21: Power Rack, On/Off
• Image 30: Check performance of protective gear
• Image 32: Before moving service platforms and silo hatch, contact the launch officer (not too sure about this one)
• Image 33: When leaving the silo, close the elevators and doors
• Image 34: Releases poison!
• Image 39: Newspaper is Izvestia, not Pravda as incorrectly captioned
• Headlines: "Every work hour- harvest!", "Clear rhythm", "Shock watch farmers" (whatever that is)
• Image 40: Driver-taxied, to the firing line