ENS Event | |
|---|---|
01:30 May 16, 2015 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radioactive Material Disposed in Medical Waste |
| Event Description | On May 15, 2015, at about 2130 hours0.0247 days <br />0.592 hours <br />0.00352 weeks <br />8.10465e-4 months <br /> [EDT], Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) received an emergency notification from Stericycle located at 5800 Chemical Road, Curtis Bay [Baltimore], Maryland 21226. Apparently the biohazardous waste service received I-131 therapy waste from MedStar Washington Hospital (NRC licensee in Washington, D.C.). The waste was an immediate concern; temporarily closing the facility, with some I-131 contamination of facilities. Surveys indicated hot spot contact readings as high as 30 mR/hr with areas of general contamination. A private radiation consultant, Radiation Service Organization (RSO), was called and responded to the scene on 5/16/15. The area is being remediated and has now been reopened. Maryland is investigating the incident.
Stericycle is not licensed to receive radioactive waste. |
| Where | |
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| Stericycle Curtis Bay, Maryland (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | NONE |
| Organization: | Maryland Dept Of The Environment |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+55.37 h2.307 days <br />0.33 weeks <br />0.0758 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ray Manley 08:52 May 18, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | May 18, 2015 |
| 51076 - NRC Website | |
Stericycle with Agreement State | |
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