AW: [ RadSafe ] Re: :KI

[Franz Schönhofer]

Dear jjcohen - wasn't it Jerry once upon a time?

Nice to read a politically incorrect message on RADSAFE which does not
originate from my computer....

Three answers: 

#1, the scientific one: Hypertension should probably not be the main
problem. I admit that I thought since years, why KI is used and not NaI.
Reading your mail I decided to call a good friend at the Austrian Ministry
of Health, who is among other duties responsible for the Austrian KI
distribution. We had a very long conversation, including the question of
"Lugol's solution" for blocking the thyroid, which was used in parts of
Eastern Poland, but it turned out that we finally agreed, that NaI was not
chosen and recommended, because it is highly hygroscopic. Any elder or
probably even younger one on RADSAFE should remember that NaI(Tl) detectors
were and are tightly encapsulated, because they are hygroscopic!!!!! This
might pose some problems in distributing NaI pills.

#2, the politically incorrect one: The intake of KI pills in the case of a
large area contamination by a nuclear accident is at least in Austria not
recommended for persons older than 50 years. Though I have been on the
various committees, but before I filled 50, I do not know what the reason
was for this recommendation. Was it, that they would die anyway with and
without contamination soon, was it because of side effects of iodine to be
expected at that biblical age? (I am 62 now.)

#3, again scientific comment: People needing lithium are to my knowledge
usually much older than the 50 years described above. Even more lithium is
very expensive and is usually used in the nuclear bomb industry......

Best regards,

Franz


Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im Auftrag
von jjcohen at prodigy.net
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2007 18:05
An: radsafe at radlab.nl; Pete_Bailey at fpl.com
Betreff: [ RadSafe ] Re: :KI


In a previous discussion on radsafe, concern was expressed regarding the
prophylactic use of KI because of the radioactivity of the potassium. NaI
was proposed to avoid this problem, but rejected because the sodium may
cause hypertension. LiI might be the best bet. Even though it may not
protect against the effects of radioiodine, with the Lithium intake,  the
recipient may not care :-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Pete_Bailey at fpl.com>
To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:14 AM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] RE: Who is using Radiation Producing
Machines?:KI[sic] KCl ice melt


>
>
> I deliberately used KI . . .
>
> It too is a salt and will affect water's freezing point / ice's melt point
> . . .
>
> What does one do with lots ( and I mean LOTS) of out-dated KI ?
>
> Throw it on the icy roads - use as traction (grit before the tablet
> dissolves)  and as an ice melt salt :-)
>
>
> p.s.
>
> Do ya think Norm will catch on to :
>
> Protecting people from radioactive Iodine using radioactive Posassium  ?
>
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