Huge purchase linked to ongoing Fukushima crisis?
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The Department of Health and Human Services has ordered 14 million doses of potassium iodide, the compound that protects the body from radioactive poisoning in the aftermath of severe nuclear accidents, to be delivered before the beginning of February.
According to a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the DHHS asks contractors to supply, “potassium iodide tablet, 65mg, unit dose package of 20s; 700,000 packages (of 20s),” a total of 14 million tablets. The packages must be delivered on or before February 1, 2014.
Potassium iodide helps block radioactive iodine from being absorbed by the thyroid gland and is used by victims of severe nuclear accidents or emergencies. Under current regulations, states with populations living within 10 miles of a nuclear plant are encouraged, but not required, to maintain a supply of potassium iodide.
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6 comments:
The first rule of public governance is to avoid mass panic. If there is a problem, we'll know about it once the issue is so obvious that admitting it won't cause even more damage.
anonymous 12:52, while some have complained that we don't publish Salisbury news exclusively, I have, (for months now) been publishing just how bad the radiation levels are right here in Maryland. There already is and has been a problem.
The jet stream brings ALL the pollutants from the west coast here.
thank you joe. I have been monitoring the "fall out" from the nuclear power plant in japan for months now. we don't hear too much about it in this area, but there is a major problem both in our air and water. I have several friends that live on the west coast from Washington State to California and they are seeing a lot of damage to our ocean life as in dead, deformed and filled with toxins. we're still not hearing about this in this area.
2:06-Hopefully.
It's been happening in Delmar for years. 20 years ago my wife made apple pies that glowed in the dark.
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