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Why iodine tablet supplied to people living near nuclear power plant?
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∙ 11y ago
Iodine tablets are used in a nuclear accident to saturate the thyroid with non radioactive iodine. During a nuclear accident, radioactive iodine is released and the critical organ in the human body is the thyroid gland. Therefore if the thyroid is already full of non radioactive iodine the radioactive iodine can not be absorbed.
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∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoTo ensure that their bodies are not deficient in iodine.
If they are deficient, and there's an accident in the nuclear plant that leaks radioactive iodine, it will be absorbed by the body and stored there forever, radiating into the body and causing cancer.
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How does a nuclear power plant affect the people living around it?
It provides them with power, without polluting the environment like a fossil fuel power plant would.
What is the worst thing about nuclear energy?
The worst thing about nuclear energy is that it can kill people.
What wrong with nuclear energy?
people
Is nuclear reaction good or bad?
nuclear reaction are bad because it kill people who live near by, it can cause long term effect on the people who live for a nuclear explosion and it can be bad for environment too!
Why do people object to nuclear plants?
get money
Why are iodine preparations given?
To prevent goiter. Iodine is necessary in the prevention of this typical decease. Preparations of this are included on people's meals living on highlands and mountainous regions due to unavailability of seafoods where iodine is likely derived.
Why do people living in hilly area suffer from goitre?
People living in hilly areas may suffer from goitre due to iodine deficiency in the soil and water. This leads to insufficient iodine intake, which can negatively affect the thyroid gland, causing it to enlarge and result in goitre. Topographical factors can also influence the iodine content in food sources available to people in hilly regions.
Is iodine in tea?
There is no iodine in tea, and is recommended for people who need to be on low iodine diets.
What movie were people living on a space station when nuclear war broke out?
Def-Con 4 (1985)
What are recent trends in nuclear family?
The recent trends in the nuclear family is that people are giving birth to fewer children than it was in the past. This is because of the high standards of living.
What are facts about iodine?
iodine is used in medicine and can help and heal people. iodine is radioactictive and can cause cancer iodine is used in most of the foods we eat
Does all salt have iodine?
no, it is added to help people from getting an iodine deficency
If the nuclear energy isn't used safely how can it harm?
If a reactor's fuel is damaged by melting and the active fission products formed, like Iodine 131, are allowed to escape, people living nearby can be exposed to enough radiation to damage their health. Reactor design and operation is aimed at preventing this, and is generally very successful in doing so.
Allergic to iodine solution for cataract surgery - any alternative?
what is used instead of povolone iodine for people allergic to iodine for cataract surgery
Is nuclear power plant establishment necessary in a state or city explain?
Not a good idea, to have too many people living closeby
When reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine exploded on April 26 1986 isotopes spread through the air what glands would they affect?
The biggest concern among Ukrainians is radioactivity's effect on the thyroid gland. Many people still eat foods rich in Iodine as a prophylactic measure, or take iodine pills.
What is the source of iodine for most people?
iodized salt
