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r/ChernobylTV • u/[deleted] • May 06 '19
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Ha, I live right by a nuclear power plant and we all have iodine pills in our home.
Thought it would be a given for a hospital but I guess not!
25 u/AndromedaGreen May 21 '19 I grew up near one. IIRC the ownership of the plant distributes them to everyone within a 10 mile radius, and they have to be replaced every so often because they expire. 15 u/Cootch May 21 '19 Yeah we get ours in the mail from the power plant. 4 u/aMinnesotaBro May 20 '19 What are the iodine pills for? 7 u/Cootch May 20 '19 In case of a leak, attack, etc. Basically for emergencies in a situation when radiation enters our environment. 8 u/aMinnesotaBro May 20 '19 Interesting. Does the iodine help prevent radiation poisoning? 11 u/Cootch May 20 '19 It’s supposed to protect our thyroid glands from the radiation. I’m pretty sure that’s what it radiation attacks.
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I grew up near one. IIRC the ownership of the plant distributes them to everyone within a 10 mile radius, and they have to be replaced every so often because they expire.
15 u/Cootch May 21 '19 Yeah we get ours in the mail from the power plant.
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Yeah we get ours in the mail from the power plant.
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What are the iodine pills for?
7 u/Cootch May 20 '19 In case of a leak, attack, etc. Basically for emergencies in a situation when radiation enters our environment. 8 u/aMinnesotaBro May 20 '19 Interesting. Does the iodine help prevent radiation poisoning? 11 u/Cootch May 20 '19 It’s supposed to protect our thyroid glands from the radiation. I’m pretty sure that’s what it radiation attacks.
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In case of a leak, attack, etc.
Basically for emergencies in a situation when radiation enters our environment.
8 u/aMinnesotaBro May 20 '19 Interesting. Does the iodine help prevent radiation poisoning? 11 u/Cootch May 20 '19 It’s supposed to protect our thyroid glands from the radiation. I’m pretty sure that’s what it radiation attacks.
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Interesting. Does the iodine help prevent radiation poisoning?
11 u/Cootch May 20 '19 It’s supposed to protect our thyroid glands from the radiation. I’m pretty sure that’s what it radiation attacks.
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It’s supposed to protect our thyroid glands from the radiation. I’m pretty sure that’s what it radiation attacks.
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u/Cootch May 14 '19
Ha, I live right by a nuclear power plant and we all have iodine pills in our home.
Thought it would be a given for a hospital but I guess not!