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Measures to be taken in Case of Nuclear Leak-out
14.
In
15.
England, in case of
any nuclear leak-out;
tablets (which are very cheap) will
potassium iodate
be distributed to the people likely to be affected.
tablets are taken before the radioactivity
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If these
is inhaled then the effect on thyroid protection is
99%. But even if they are taken within 6 hours
after inhaling, the harm to the thyroid is still
reduced to the extent of 50%.
As for evacuation in Chernobyl, people living within
18 miles from the plant were evacuated. In France
the area for evacuation is 10 km; in Germany 15 km.
Implications
for Developing
Countries Turning to
Nuclear Energy
16.
For developing
countries wishing to turn to nuclear
energy, they should either go into it in a big way
or they should stick to conventional
pointless to build just one
because :
energy.
It is
two nuclear plants
(a) A high degree of freedom of
staff movement is
required. For example: if an engineer were to
report something which might affect the long
term safety of the plant and the manager
chose to ignore it, the engineer should be
able to feel free
to go over the head of the
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