Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident
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Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident

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Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident

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About this book

Radioactive iodines are produced during the operation of nuclear power plants and during the detonation of nuclear weapons. In the event of a radiation incident, radioiodine is one of the contaminants that could be released into the environment. Exposure to radioiodine can lead to radiation injury to the thyroid, including thyroid cancer. Radiation to the thyroid from radioiodine can be limited by taking a nonradioactive iodine (stable iodine) such as potassium iodide. This book assesses strategies for the distribution and administration of potassium iodide (KI) in the event of a nuclear incident. The report says that potassium iodide pills should be available to everyone age 40 or younger"e;especially children and pregnant and lactating women"e;living near a nuclear power plant. States and municipalities should decide how to stockpile, distribute, and administer potassium iodide tablets, and federal agencies should keep a backup supply of tablets and be prepared to distribute them to affected areas.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. COMMITTEE TO ASSESS THE DISTRIBUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF POTASSIUM IODIDE IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR INCIDENT
  4. BOARD ON RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. REVIEWERS
  7. CONTENTS
  8. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  9. 1 INTRODUCTION
  10. 2 THYROID PHYSIOLOGY
  11. 3 POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO RADIOACTIVE IODINE
  12. 4 HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
  13. 5 PROTECTIVE MEASURES
  14. 6 EXISTING DISTRIBUTION PLANS FOR POTASSIUM IODIDE
  15. 7 PROCESS FOR EVALUATION OF OPTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF POTASSIUM IODIDE
  16. 8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  17. REFERENCES
  18. APPENDIX A PUBLIC LAW 107-188, PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACT OF 2002, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE (05/21/02)
  19. APPENDIX B FISSION PRODUCT INVENTORIES
  20. APPENDIX C POTASSIUM IODIDE DISTRIBUTION IN THE STATES
  21. APPENDIX D ILLUSTRATION OF PROCESS FOR EVALUATING KI DISTRIBUTION PLANS
  22. APPENDIX E INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION MESSAGES REGARDING POTASSIUM IODIDE OR RADIOACTIVE IODINE
  23. GLOSSARY
  24. COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES