So this was on Thursday:
...and here we are now:
Ukrainian authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Europe's largest nuclear power plant on Friday, amid fears that fighting around the complex could trigger a radiation leak or an even bigger catastrophe. ...
The pills were being distributed to people who live within a 50 kilometer (30 mile) radius of the plant in Enerhodar, Volodymyr Marchuk, a spokesman for the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration told NBC News.
Recipients were being told not to take them preventatively, he said, adding that they were "being distributed in case of any future radiation leak, at which time the government would instruct people to take the tablets."
Under normal circumstances, when the government gives you a pill to take...you have questions.
At this point though I think it's a safe bet to hold onto these things. Just in case.
It is indeed true that the situation at the plant is marginally better than it was on Thursday:
Earlier Friday, the country's state nuclear company, Energoatom, said the plant was being safely powered through a repaired line from the power grid, a day after it was disconnected from the national power grid. There were no issues with the plant's machinery or safety systems, it said.
Still...keep those pills handy, Ukrainians, you might very well need them.
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