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Raleigh, North Carolina – Rising global tensions and recent strikes involving nuclear-linked infrastructure are prompting renewed attention across North Carolina, where multiple nuclear power plants operate near fast-growing population centers.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and North Carolina Emergency Management 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…