The EU is giving more than five million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine ... which can stop the body absorbing radioactive iodine. Residents have been told only to take it if a radiation leak ...

Potassium iodide (KI) tablets – a specific type of iodine – must be taken before or at the start of exposure to radioactive iodine. This works by saturating the thyroid with stable (non ...

the EU is giving more than five million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine. In some areas, officials are already handing out the pills, which can stop the body absorbing radioactive iodine.