Ukraine: 5 million iodine pills will be donated due to radiation risk

After the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the risks of a nuclear disaster have increased considerably, especially for the inhabitants of ZaporizhiaUkrainian city with the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

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That is why the European Union will donate 5.5 million iodine tablets to Ukraineall in order to protect the population of that country against exposure to radiation.

The risk of an incident in the facilities is latent due to the attacks in the vicinity between both nations in conflict and the most affected are the inhabitants of the place, which is why they will seek to protect them even from the most catastrophic outcome, trying to avoid accidents such as the What happened in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

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As reported on CNN, the international organization will take extreme care in its use so that the iodine ends up being absorbed by the thyroid. BBC News Health editor, James Gallagher, explains that this type of pill reduces the damage that radiation causes in the body after a nuclear accident.

When there are explosions in nuclear power plants or reactors, radioactive iodine is released that concentrates in the thyroid gland of people and this causes damage to their tissues.

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However, if the pills are taken, the thyroid fills up with stable iodine and the radioactive contamination has no room to enter the person’s body. It is recommended to carry out this treatment if you live within a radius of 20 kilometers around.

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