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Anti-radiation-sickness pills given out amid shelling near Ukrainian nuclear station

Fears of a potential leak at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has
prompted authorities to hand out anti-radiation sickness tablets, as
Russia and Ukraine blame each other . Ukraine said Russian forces fired on areas just across
the river from the plant, while Russia claimed Ukrainian shells hit a
building where nuclear fuel is stored.

Authorities were distributing iodine
tablets to residents who live near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, in
southeastern Ukraine, on Saturday in case of radiation exposure, which can
cause health problems. Much of the concern centres on the cooling systems
for the plant’s nuclear reactors.

 ITV 28th Aug 2022

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-08-28/anti-radiation-sickness-pills-given-out-amid-shelling-near-ukraine-nuclear-plant

August 28, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | health, Ukraine