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Poland Prepares Potassium Iodide Tablets for Distribution in Case of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine

by mosesman

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    … In neighboring Poland, government authorities began distributing iodine pills to firefighters nationwide. Poland’s Interior Ministry said pills would be made available to all citizens in the event of a catastrophe. “This is a standard procedure provided by law, which is applied in the event of a possible (nuclear) radiation emergency,” read a ministry statement. 
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  • Poland Prepares Potassium Iodide Tablets for Distribution in Case of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine
    by https://notesfrompoland.com/
    Poland’s government has provided fire departments across the country with potassium iodide tablets that can be distributed in the case of a radiation emergency. The decision was made amid concerns over the security of nuclear power plants in neighbouring Ukraine.
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    “This is a standard procedure, provided for by law and applied in the event of a possible radiation hazard,” announced the interior ministry. “At the same time, we would like to inform you that at the present time there is no such threat and the situation is continuously monitored by the National Atomic Energy Agency.”
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    The ministry assured that “the services responsible for state security are on constant alert, and an adequate amount of potassium iodide is secured for every citizen of Poland”.
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    In the event of confirmed contamination, plans would go into motion to distribute the potassium iodide tablets, which help prevent the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland. After the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986, the Polish authorities also administered iodide to millions of citizens, in particular children.
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