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Re: [Fwd: [OEM] [OEM!] US Bill: Mandatory KI Stockpiling]
1. Chernobyl was a dry design which did help at al lto
prevent the release of I-131.
2. US plants are a wet design which mitigates very
well the accidental release of I-131.
3. People living around Chernobyl suffered from a diet
low in iodine and thus their thyroids soaked up every
trace of iodine imaginable.
4. People living in the USA have diets much richer in
iodine and thus are not as susceptible to the same
consequnces.
5. The systematic dispersal of KI will create much
unnecessary panic and public fear. Of course, nuclear
critics want people to fear nuclear power and this is
just one way that they can help accomplish that goal.
Tim
--- Chuck Cooper <ccc@pp.pdx.edu> wrote:
>
>
> Gary Greenberg wrote:
>
> >
>
http://www.house.gov/markey/iss_terrorism_pr011114.htm
> >
> > News from Ed Markey
> > United States Congress
> > Massachusetts Seventh District
> >
> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2001
> > CONTACT: Israel Klein (202) 225-2836
> >
> > MARKEY INTRODUCES BILL ON STOCKPILING OF POTASSIUM
> IODIDE TO PROTECT
> > AGAINST RADIOACTIVE RELEASE
> >
> > Bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to
> develop stockpiles
> > and plan for distribution within six months
> >
> > WASHINGTON, D.C. --
> >
> > Rep. Markey introduced a bill that would require
> the Nuclear
> > Regulatory Commission to ensure that potassium
> iodide stockpiles are
> > in place within 200 miles of every nuclear power
> plant in the United
> > States. Potassium iodide has been proven to
> protect the thyroid gland
> > from diseases caused by exposure to radioactive
> iodine released during
> > a nuclear catastrophe. Children are most
> vulnerable to
> > radiation-induced thyroid diseases because their
> thyroids are very
> > active.
> >
> > "Potassium iodide is to radiation exposure what
> Cipro is to Anthrax,"
> > Markey stated. "Since potassium iodide must be
> taken within a few
> > hours of exposure to radioactive iodine to be
> effective, it needs to
> > be easily obtained by the people who live close to
> a nuclear reactor."
> >
> > The bill requires potassium iodide to be
> stockpiled in individual
> > homes and at public facilities within 50 miles of
> a nuclear power
> > plant. Potassium iodide should be stockpiled in
> individual homes and
> > at public facilities such as schools and hospitals
> so that it is
> > immediately available no matter what time of day
> or night the
> > catastrophe occurs. Between 50 and 200 miles from
> the plant, community
> > potassium iodide stockpiles should be available
> for evacuating
> > populations and in case the weather carries the
> radioactive materials
> > beyond 50 miles. Increased incidence of thyroid
> cancer has been
> > documented in children who lived over 200 miles
> from the Chernobyl
> > reactor that caught fire in 1985.
> >
> > Despite the clear and compelling evidence that
> potassium iodide is a
> > safe, effective, and inexpensive means of
> preventing radiation-induced
> > thyroid diseases, the Nuclear Regulatory
> Commission and its staff have
> > delayed the stockpiling and distribution of this
> substance for the
> > last 22 years.
> >
> > "There is no reason not to move forward with a
> concrete plan for
> > stockpiling and distribution. Let's stop the
> bureaucratic
> > foot-dragging and get the potassium iodide
> distributed to the
> > communities that need it. In this new era of
> terrorism, in which the
> > threat of an intentional release of radioactivity
> can no longer be
> > ignored, we should waste no more time," said Rep.
> Markey.
> >
> > # # #
> >
> > --
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