EU Provides Anti-Radiation Tablets For Ukrainians Post Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest power plant in the European subcontinent, has been caught up in the middle of the Russia-Ukraine War. With the potential risk of a nuclear disaster, the European Union has started providing more than five million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine.
Officials have started handing out these tablets in some parts of the country. However, the residents have been told to only take the pill after the confirmation of a leak is announced by the officials. These tablets are said to prevent the absorption of radioactive iodine in the body.
BBC has confirmed that for now,
People who live within 50 kilometers of ZNPP have been offered these tablets that are made from potassium iodide. According to the latest reports, the European Union has provided over five million doses of the pill to Ukraine. This makes it possible for faster and wider distribution.
Zaporizhzhia is a town in Southern Ukraine that had been under Russian occupation after being invaded in February. The plant has been used as a base for the Russian Military. During the war, some parts of the plant were damaged.
Even though the radioactivity is still at normal range for now, the power plant has been at risk due to renewed shelling, according to the news published by the United Nations (UN). The UN inspectors have already arrived at ZNPP to detect.
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