Residents Within 10 Miles Of Limerick Nuclear Plant To Receive Potassium Iodide

LIMERICK, PA — People who live within a 10 mile radius of the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant may receive free potassium iodide tablets as part of the Chester County Health Department's emergency preparedness effort.

The free tablets will be available on August 4 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kimberton Fire Company on the corner of Pike Springs Road and Firehouse Lane in Phoenixville.

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Officials said that potassium iodide can help protect the thyroid gland from the harmful effects of radioactive iodine that may be released during an drastic accident at the Exelon plant in Limerick.

Authorities noted that residents should not take the tablets unless they are told to do so by health officials or the Governor. Not every accident and radiological emergency will involve radioactive iodine, officials said.

For more information, call the Chester County Health Department at 610.344.6225.