RE: use of topical iodine for thyroid blocking

[Peter Sandgren <peter.sandgren@po.state.ct.us>]

Thanks very much to Jim Dukelow for the reply to my radsafe email!  I teach 
basic radcon courses, but am not a physicist or HP in the technical sense. 
 We do have KI issues in this state, since we have one nuke plant and a 
very active nuclear safety program.
Peter Sandgren
Training Division
Connecticut Office of Emergency Management


-----Original Message-----
From:	Dukelow, James S Jr [SMTP:jim.dukelow@pnl.gov]
Sent:	Saturday, January 06, 2001 5:31 PM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	Re: use of topical iodine for thyroid blocking


Peter Sandgren wrote:

Does this take the place of KI, or do what the KI was intended to do?  (I 
am not
a chemist or physicist.)
  Peter Sandgren
  Training Division
  Connecticut Office of Emergency Management

Yes, topical application of iodine-based antiseptic would be a replacement 
for
ingestion of KI.

Professor Miller's research is described in a series of papers, I believe 
in
Health Physics, around 10 years ago.  When I get back into the office 
Monday, I
will send a list of citations to RADSAFE.

Whether or not a KI program is in place, this seems like useful information 
for
someone in Emergency Management to know.

On another matter, the appointment of Abraham to Energy has people here in 
the
Tri-Cities (i.e., Hanford) scratching their heads, too.

Best regards.

Jim Dukelow
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA
jim.dukelow@pnl.gov

These comments are mine and have not been reviewed and/or approved by my
management or by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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