The Limerick Plant is one of Pennsylvania’s four active nuclear power plants, and anyone living in its vicinity could be at risk if there was a nuclear emergency, writes Maria Pulcinella for WHYY.

As a part of a statewide emergency preparedness plan, Montgomery County is offering potassium iodide tablets to be used in the event of a nuclear accident at the plant.

If radioactive iodine is released into the nearby community, residents could potentially have an increased risk of thyroid cancer. The tablets can help protect the thyroid gland.

Anyone who lives, works, or attends school within a 10-mile radius of the Limerick nuclear power plant is eligible for free tablets. The tablets are only meant to be taken when health officials instruct residents to do so.

You can pick up the tablets at these locations:

Keystone Fire Company at 240 N. Walnut St. in Boyertown from Thursday, September 9, and Thursday, September 16 between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Pottstown Health Center at 364 King St. in Pottstown on the same dates.

For more information call, 610-970-5040 or read for further detail at WHYY.

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