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Prevention
Iodine tablets available for people living near a nuclear power plant
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In addition to the distribution of iodine in January 2016 around nuclear power plants within a 10 km radius, people living within a 10-20 km radius of one of the 19 nuclear power plants received a letter in September allowing them to take out their boxes of stable iodine tablets free of charge from pharmacies. This letter was also sent to institutions receiving from the public, such as schools, colleges and high schools.
In the event of a nuclear accident, taking stable iodine tablets (on the order of the authorities) is a way to protect the thyroid from the effects of radioactive iodine releases. Indeed, stable iodine saturates the thyroid gland which can no longer capture or fix radioactive iodine. Children and pregnant women are particularly affected by this measure.
To learn more about this distribution campaign, please visit www.distribution-iode.com or call 0800 96 00 20 (from Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm and Saturday from 10am to 12pm).
Reminder
In an accident of this nature, the Nuclear Safety Authority (NSA) recalls the actions to follow:
- rapidly shelter in a solid building;
- to keep informed;
- not picking up children from school;
- limit his telephone communications;
- take the iodine tablets at the instruction of the prefecture and according to the dosage indicated;
- prepare for eventual evacuation.
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