Health & Fitness
Millstone Station Neighbors: Potassium Iodide Tablets Available in Event of Emergency
The tablets are available for Ledyard residents and workers within a 10-mile emergency planning zone around the Millstone Station.
Potassium iodide (KI) tablets are available to residents and workers within the 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ) around Millstone Power Station in Waterford.
The State of Connecticut makes the tablets available to the following impacted communities: East Lyme, Fishers Island in New York, Groton City, Groton Town, New London, Old Lyme, Waterford and portions of Ledyard, Lyme and Montville.
Connecticut’s Potassium Iodide Program is an enhancement to emergency preparedness and response planning in the event of an emergency at Millstone Station in Waterford, the state of Connecticut website notes.
Only a portion of Ledyard, Lyme and Montville are located in the 10-mile emergency planning zone. According to the Safety Planning Information PDF for neighbors of Millstone, the areas within the EPZ are:
- Ledyard EPZ – All areas south of Hurlbutt Road, Whalehead Road and Sandy Hollow Road to Route 117
- Lyme EPZ – All areas east of Route 156 and south of Beaver Brook Road
- Montville EPZ – All areas south of Grassy Hill Road, Chesterfield Road, Route 163 and Depot Road to Waterford and East Lyme town lines including those areas between Glendale Road and Chapel Hill Road in Oakdale Heights
What is potassium iodide (KI)?
Potassium iodide, also known as KI, is a form of iodine. KI helps protect your thyroid gland when there is a chance you might be exposed to a harmful amount of radioactive iodine. Taking KI saturates the thyroid with harmless iodine and prevents radioactive iodine from being absorbed.
If it is determined that a release of radioactive iodine has occurred, State officials will advise the general public to take KI in conjunction with a protective action such as evacuation or taking shelter. The means for disseminating this information will be through the Emergency Alert System (EAS) Radio and TV stations.
- To read more about the KI program and Millstone Station emergency preparedness, click here.
- To read a fact sheet on KI, click here.
Where can I pick KI up?
- Waterford Police Dept.
- Waterford Town Hall
- East Lyme Town Hall
- New London Fire Headquarters
- North Station Fire Dept. — New London
- South Station Fire Dept. — New London
- Old Lyme Town Hall
- Groton Municipal Building
- Groton Town Hall Town Clerk’s Office
- Groton Town Police Dept.
- Lyme Town Hall
- Ledyard Regional VNA
- Ledyard Senior Center
- Ledyard Police Dept.
- Montville Town Hall
Click here to see the full list of locations and contact information.
(Photo: CT Department of Health)
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