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- Title
Residential Household Knowledge and Receipt of Potassium Iodide Within the 10-Mile Emergency Planning Zone of a Nuclear Power Plant in North Carolina, 2010.
- Authors
Rosselli, Richard; Bevc, Christine A.; Simon, Matthew C.; Casani, Julie; Horney, Jennifer A.; MacDonald, Pia D.M.
- Abstract
There has been renewed interest in radiological preparedness and countermeasures for nuclear power plant (NPP) emergencies in the United States as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March 2011. One such countermeasure, potassium iodide (KI), was voluntarily pre-distributed to households in a central North Carolina community living within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of a NPP in 2010. The goal of this study was to evaluate household KI coverage among EPZ residents following this predistribution campaign, as well as to assess knowledge and beliefs about KI. A guided interview and self-administered questionnaire was administered to a random sample of 177 EPZ households. Findings indicate four months post-distribution that this program resulted in low household KI coverage rates (< 5%) and low KI knowledge levels. Results demonstrate the need for improved KI pre-distribution and education strategies targeting households within the designated 10-mile EPZ.
- Subjects
NORTH Carolina; POTASSIUM iodide; EMERGENCY management; NUCLEAR power plants; RADIATION
- Publication
International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters, 2013, Vol 31, Issue 2, p204
- ISSN
0280-7270
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/028072701303100205