June 2002 -- More states and areas are moving to stockpile or distribute stores of potassium iodide, the pills that can protect the thyroid against damage from certain types of radioactivity in the event of a nuclear accident or terrorist attack on nuclear facilities.

Find out more about states that are expanding their potassium iodide distribution programs

• New Jersey to Distribute Radiation Pills -- June 19, 2002
  People who live or work within 10-miles of four New Jersey-area nuclear power plants will be offered free potassium iodide tablets, which can help protect the thyroid from radioactive releases in the even of a nuclear accident or terrorist incident.
  
  
• Californians Near Nuclear Plants to Get Iodide Pills -- June 18, 2002
  Residents who live within 10 miles of California's two nuclear plants will get potassium iodide pills, say state officials.

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