nought to worry - New KI tablets now available for 13 South Carolina counties

http://www.sc.gov/NewsCenter/DHEC/nr20071115-01.htm


New KI tablets now available for 13 South Carolina counties COLUMBIA - Residents of 13 counties who live within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zones, of the five (5) nuclear power plants affecting South Carolina, may now pick up new Potassium Iodide tablets, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.

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Potassium Iodide, also known as KI, is similar to table salt. It is routinely added to table salt to make it "iodized." If taken in time and in the appropriate dosage, KI blocks the thyroid gland's intake of radioactive iodine. That could reduce the risk of thyroid cancers and other diseases that could result from exposure to radioactive iodine; one of the possible radioactive materials that could be disbursed in a severe nuclear incident.

"This is part of our ongoing effort to protect the public, still KI should not be taken needlessly," Threatt said. "It's important to remember that there is no substitution for following emergency instructions, such as an evacuation order, in case of a nuclear emergency. KI is not a magic bullet and will not protect you from all forms of radiation associated with a possible incident or release at a nuclear facility."
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the wonderfullness of living in S.C. racists and nuke plants

(yes, I know, not every S.C. is racist - but the govts. are.)