Potassium Iodide (KI) - Radiation Emergency Medical Management (remm.hhs.gov)

This page provides key information about I-131, the radioactive isotope of iodine that may be released in a nuclear emergency.

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Nuclear bomb detonation produces a small amount of local I-131 fallout. Most I-131 distributes over large distances, typically with only 10% making its way to the earth’s surface before undergoing spontaneous radioactive decay to stable xenon-131.

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potassium iodide
radiation emergency
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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