The state of environmental radioactivity in Ukraine, as well as in all its neighboring countries, is reported as normal to date, based on the most reliable data available, according to the Hellenic Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), which states that it actively and continuously monitors the situation. in Ukraine, regarding the safety of nuclear facilities, which is threatened in the midst of a war.
GAEC emphasizes that regarding the possible consequences in our country, in the unavoidable case of a radiological or nuclear incident in Ukraine, “due to the long distance, a state of danger can not be caused in Greece that would require urgent measures to protect life or health from radiation “.
In particular, he points out that “in no case are more drastic measures necessary, such as the evacuation of the population or the administration of iodine pills.” The GAEC states “explicitly and unequivocally that in no case will it become necessary to administer fixed iodine pills in Greece and there is absolutely no reason to supply iodine tablets” preventively “and” just in case “.
He notes that “these tablets are a drug, the arbitrary use of which without medical justification can have serious side effects. Iodine administration in the event of a nuclear accident affects only the population directly affected, near the accident site, where the projected dose of radioactivity to the thyroid gland is above certain levels. “This protection measure does not in any way concern areas that are hundreds of kilometers away, such as our country.”
GAEC also recalls that, under the coordination of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, it has recently drawn up a new, fully revised national emergency plan due to a serious accident at a nuclear facility abroad. According to the most up-to-date scientific data, on the basis of which this plan was developed, the possible response measures for the case of our country include an extensive program of controls on food and feed and, to a maximum, the possible restriction on the consumption of specific locally produced items.
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