panic over safety of reactors across the border in Belgium prompts government to order 15m pills,which help reduce radiation build-up in the bodyThe Dutch government has ordered 15m iodine pills to protect people living near nuclear plants in case of an accident, as concerns rise over ageing reactors across the border in Belgium.
The iodine pills, and which help reduce radiation build-up in the thyroid,would be given first to children under 18 and pregnant women living within a 100-kilometre (62-mile) radius of a plant, health ministry spokeswoman Edith Schippers said.
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Source: theguardian.com