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75. Health Department Distributes Potassium Iodide Pills Around Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant

I know this because I grew up in NJ and my cousin lives within 10 miles of this plant. It’s been shut down but might get new owners



“I just heard about it and I would like to get more information about it,” said Phyllis Toledo. a Waretown resident.
That seemed to be the general consensus after speaking with dozens of people living, working and shopping in the Lacey Township area. The Ocean County Health Department is distributing free potassium iodide tablets to anyone within a 10-mile radius of the Oyster Creek Nuclear power plant. And for those unfamiliar with the practice, the recent notifications have been unsettling.
Brian Lippai, a manager at the Ocean County Health Department, says “The Health Department has been offering free potassium iodide pills, or KI tablets if you will, for many, many years now. But there is absolutely no imminent danger or imminent threat or any concern.”
A spokesperson for the county health department says it’s all part of a routine preparedness measure in the event there is a nuclear emergency, but not a direct response.
“This is a typical scenario that’s done around most nuclear power plants, because if in the event there is an accident or explosion it is radioactive iodine that gets released into the atmosphere,” said Chairman of Emergency Services at Hackensack Meridian Health Dr. Joseph Feldman. https://yourhhrsnews.com/health-department-distributes-potassium-iodide-pills-around-oyster-creek-nuclear-plant/