I live at 12 km ( 8 miles ) from a nuclear power plant. That plant is operating since over 20 years. Now they just decided to give iodine pills to residents living in a 5 km ( 3 miles ) radius around the power plant. Why this sudden change of policy. Terrorism? Malfunction?
All depending on the wind at the time of an accident, I don't think that 3 miles is a big enough radius for iodine pills distribution. 125,000 people live at 10 to 15 miles away from that power plant. I guess it would have cost too much to give iodine pills to 125,000 people living near by. I don't even know how efficient these pills are.
Do any of you have iodine pills incase of a nuclear accident, or would you consider getting some just incase. It mustn't cost much?