If Advised to “Take Shelter”, the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services recommends: The affected communities include: East Lyme, Old Lyme, Waterford, New London, Groton City, Groton Town, Fishers Island, NY, and portions of Lyme, Montville, Ledyard.
The State of Connecticut makes potassium iodide tablets available to residents and workers within the 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ) around Millstone Power Station in Waterford, Connecticut. Taking KI saturates the thyroid with harmless iodine and prevents radioactive iodine from being absorbed. KI helps protect your thyroid gland when there is a chance you might be exposed to a harmful amount of radioactive iodine.
Potassium iodide, also known as KI, is a form of iodine. Nuclear Preparedness in Connecticut / Radiological Emergency Preparedness (Rep)/ Millstone Power Station / Potassium Iodide (KI Tablets)Ĭonnecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Radiological Emergency Preparedness webpage, has public information available at:
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