Question 6908 — health

Summary

Mr. Maxime Laisney draws the attention of the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families to the subject of stocks of iodine pills in the context of nuclear and radiological accidents. France is the most nuclearized country in the world in proportion to the population, with 57 reactors spread over 18 sites. In the event of an accident, iodine pills partially protect the thyroid of the population against dangers radioactive iodine. In each department, the arrangements for distributing stable iodine tablets are organized by the prefect through the ORSEC-iodine system, from State stocks. Unless I am mistaken, the latest figures provided date from November 23, 2021, in a response to Mr. François-Michel Lambert's question on April 14, 2020, the ministry stated regarding stocks of iodine pills that "strategic stocks aim to have 130 million of potassium iodide tablets: as of June 29, 2020, the stock of stable iodine tablets stood at approximately 95.7 million tablets. Also, we can easily deduce that there was a shortage of 34.3 million iodine pills available to the population. As such, the MP addresses the following questions to the Minister. Why was there such a difference between the strategic stock of iodine pills and the stock real ? What are the consequences of this lack in the event of a nuclear or radiological accident? Have all measures been taken by the Government to ensure the 130 million iodine pills in real stock available to the population since 2021? Access to iodine pills in the event of a nuclear or radiological accident being particularly necessary for health, he asks it to kindly confirm that France has the 130 million iodine pills as provided by the ORSEC-iodine device.

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