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05:00 Aug 28, 2019 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost I-125 Seed |
| Event Description | The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) via email:
Carle Foundation Hospital (Urbana, IL) reported a lost I-125 seed that occurred during a seed localization procedure in the mammography suite. The seed was 166 microCi (6.142 MBq). Three seeds were delivered for the procedure. One was used, and one was returned to the vendor. The third seed could not be found the next morning when staff performed the final inventory. It is believed the seed was thrown in the trash immediately after the procedure and went to a landfill the following morning. The investigation is ongoing and a final report to IEMA is pending. Item Number: IL 190027 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01156-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+54.13 h2.255 days <br />0.322 weeks <br />0.0741 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | C. Gibb Vinson 11:08 Aug 30, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Ossy Font |
| Last Updated: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| 54248 - NRC Website | |
Carle Foundation Hospital with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 542482019-08-28T05:00:00028 August 2019 05:00:00
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