Re: Nuclear problems and protecting our Thyroid

[Guest guest]

hypomomof3boys,

You wrote:

> Hi, this is a question for Chuck (due to his background), but anyone else who

has some knowledge, please feel free to respond. The earthquake in Japan that

caused such terrible devastation also caused complications at 4 nuclear sites.

They are just starting to give the people iodine pills to protect their thyroid,

but I have heard from different medical experts that it is probably too late for

them. I was wondering just how far any " clouds " of radiation might travel and

whether I should take steps to prepare....

Iodine effectively won't get here to the U.S. Even if they suffer a complete

meltdown, the concentration of iodine will be too dissipated by the time it

crosses the Pacific. If the worst happens, our problem will be fallout from

longer lived fission products, such as Cs-137 and Sr-90. Even that will most

likely be much less than what happened with Chernobyl, especially without the

fire that carried there debris high into the air. Incidentally, I detected

iodine from that accident, but that is because my gear is designed to single out

very weak signals.

The reason it is too late for them to take iodine, is that the iodine escaped

first, along with krypton and other volatiles. There is little of these left if

the fuel pellets actually melt. The iodine is mostly long gone and in the

Pacific by now.

If you live near a nuclear power plant, you might want to stock some KI pills

for the three kids in your own medicine cabinet. You can buy it as a water

purifier for wilderness camping, or you can invest in the more expensive Lugols

solution or the Optimox solid form. If you do not have a working thyroid, the

pills won't do you much good. Also there is a small risk of allergic reaction,

but that is easier to deal with than radioactive contamination.

Chuck

P.S. Also three: two boys and a girl.

[Guest guest]

Chuck, thanks so much for ALL the info.  Wow, I did not realize that iodine

from Chernobyl could be detected al the way in the U.S. (even low levels).  I

do live near a nuclear power plant, so I will get some KI pills, just in case.

 My thyroid does not work at all, so that is good to know for me not to take

any.

P.S. Since I have joined this group, we had a little surprise daughter.  Girls

are so different than boys!  This group was actually extremely helpful when I

had complications during pregnancy.

> Hi, this is a question for Chuck (due to his background), but anyone else who

has some knowledge, please feel free to respond. The earthquake in Japan that

caused such terrible devastation also caused complications at 4 nuclear sites.

They are just starting to give the people iodine pills to protect their thyroid,

but I have heard from different medical experts that it is probably too late for

them. I was wondering just how far any " clouds " of radiation might travel and

whether I should take steps to prepare....

Iodine effectively won't get here to the U.S. Even if they suffer a complete

meltdown, the concentration of iodine will be too dissipated by the time it

crosses the Pacific. If the worst happens, our problem will be fallout from

longer lived fission products, such as Cs-137 and Sr-90. Even that will most

likely be much less than what happened with Chernobyl, especially without the

fire that carried there debris high into the air. Incidentally, I detected

iodine from that accident, but that is because my gear is designed to single out

very weak signals.

The reason it is too late for them to take iodine, is that the iodine escaped

first, along with krypton and other volatiles. There is little of these left if

the fuel pellets actually melt. The iodine is mostly long gone and in the

Pacific by now.

If you live near a nuclear power plant, you might want to stock some KI pills

for the three kids in your own medicine cabinet. You can buy it as a water

purifier for wilderness camping, or you can invest in the more expensive Lugols

solution or the Optimox solid form. If you do not have a working thyroid, the

pills won't do you much good. Also there is a small risk of allergic reaction,

but that is easier to deal with than radioactive contamination.

Chuck

P.S. Also three: two boys and a girl.

[Guest guest]

CONGRATULATIONS!  What a wonderful gift. Here's wishing you, your new daughter,

and the rest of your family the very best for health and prosperity.

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> Hi, this is a question for Chuck (due to his background), but anyone else who

has some knowledge, please feel free to respond.  The earthquake in Japan that

caused such terrible devastation also caused complications at 4 nuclear sites. 

They are just starting to give the people iodine pills to protect their thyroid,

but I have heard from different medical experts that it is probably too late for

them.  I was wondering just how far any " clouds " of radiation might travel and

whether I should take steps to prepare....

Iodine effectively won't get here to the U.S. Even if they suffer a complete

meltdown, the concentration of iodine will be too dissipated by the time it

crosses the Pacific. If the worst happens, our problem will be fallout from

longer lived fission products, such as Cs-137 and Sr-90.  Even that will most

likely be much less than what happened with Chernobyl, especially without the

fire that carried there debris high into the air.  Incidentally, I detected

iodine from that accident, but that is because my gear is designed to single out

very weak signals.

The reason it is too late for them to take iodine, is that the iodine escaped

first, along with krypton and other volatiles. There is little of these left if

the fuel pellets actually melt. The iodine is mostly long gone and in the

Pacific by now.

If you live near a nuclear power plant, you might want to stock some KI pills

for the three kids in your own medicine cabinet. You can buy it as a water

purifier for wilderness camping, or you can invest in the more expensive Lugols

solution or the Optimox solid form. If you do not have a working thyroid, the

pills won't do you much good. Also there is a small risk of allergic reaction,

but that is easier to deal with than radioactive contamination.

Chuck

P.S. Also three: two boys and a girl.

   

     

   

   

 

[Guest guest]

,

You wrote:

> Chuck, thanks so much for ALL the info.  Wow, I did not realize that iodine

from Chernobyl could be detected al the way in the U.S. (even low levels).  I

do live near a nuclear power plant, so I will get some KI pills, just in case.

 My thyroid does not work at all, so that is good to know for me not to take

any.

> P.S. Since I have joined this group, we had a little surprise daughter.  

Congratulations on the family addition. Good luck finding KI pills. They are

having a hard time keeping them on the shelves. You might want to wait until the

hoopla dies down a bit.

Chuck