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Anti-radiation pills handed out in case of nuclear emergency at BAE Systems

Anti-radiation pills handed out in Barrow in case of nuclear emergency at BAE Systems

The Mail. BY Eleanor Ovens  @EOvensNews, 24 Jan 22, Reporter  NEARLY 13,000 anti-radiation pills have been handed out in Barrow in case of the ‘unlikely event’ of a nuclear emergency.Records reveal that childcare facilities and care homes situated near BAE Systems have received iodine tablets should submarine reactors go into meltdown…….

According to Declassified UK, BAE expects people 400 metres downwind of a submarine would need to take iodine in the ‘first few hours’ of a ‘radiation emergency’……

A spokesman for Cumbria County Council told The Mail BAE Systems have a contract with UKHSA (previously Public Health England) and NHS England to distribute iodine tablets to business and residents in the area around the BAE Systems site in Barrow………….  https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/19865424.anti-radiation-pills-handed-barrow-case-nuclear-emergency-bae-systems/

January 25, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, UK