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Columbia, South Carolina – Rising global tensions and recent strikes involving nuclear-linked infrastructure are prompting renewed attention across South Carolina, one of the most nuclear-dense states in the country with four active power stations.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and South Carolina Emergency Management Division guidance, potassium iodide, or KI, can help protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine if taken at the right time. A recent ballistic missile strike on a nuclear-related facility in Iran did not result in radiation release, but officials say it highlights how quickly situations involving nuclear infrastructure can escalate…