waiting to take iodine before exposure to radiation??

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I came across this on the British Guardian newspaper site. could you verify it with Brownstein? (the part about locking up any radioactive iodine)

Thanks

Lynn

Professor Gerry , who holds a chair in molecular pathology at Imperial College London, began proceedings by pointing out that "one thing to note is that there has not yet been a significant release of radiation from this nuclear plant - the reactor core is currently still intact". 's responses to Guardian readers' questions are in grey below:

Yes you do need to take stable iodine before exposure - if taken after exposure it can effectively lock in any radioactive iodine that has been absorbed.