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Wysłany: Nie 16:04, 27 Mar 2011 Temat postu: Illinois anti-radiation drugs not enough, official |
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The U.S state of Illinois does not have enough potassium iodide, an anti-radiation drug, on hand for the residents living within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], if a nuclear reactor were to melt down in the state, an Illinois emergency management official said here on Friday.
Joseph Klinger, the assistant director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, made the remarks at a nuclear safety forum in Chicago on Friday.
Klinger said that Illinois has the largest number of nuclear reactors and the largest amount of radioactive waste -- nearly 8, 000 metric tons -- in the U.S. and on average, 150,000 people live within 10 miles of a nuclear reactor in Illinois.
However [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the state doesn't participate in a federal program to supply pills containing potassium iodide [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which could help reduce the risk of cancer in the event of a radiation release and the Illinois Emergency Management agency does not have a stockpile of pills on hand to distribute.
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