ENS Event | |
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19:00 Mar 11, 2026 | |
| Title | Contamination Event |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (the Agency) via email:
The Agency was contacted at approximately 1400 CDT on March 11, 2026, by the radiation safety officer for Loyola University Medical Center to advise a package containing F-18 had been received which had external removable contamination exceeding the limits in 49 CFR 173.443. Multiple sides of the package were contaminated, and a single wipe covering an area of 100 centimeters squared yielded 648,000 disintegrations per minute (dpm). The package was received from PETNET Solutions Inc. radiopharmacy in Elk Grove Village, IL. Loyola University Medical Center indicated no personnel or areas [at their site] were contaminated as a result of the package. The PETNET site was closed at the time of the report. The corporate radiation safety officer was contacted, and they indicated no awareness of a contamination incident. The courier was specific to PETNET, and no reports of other contaminated packages have been received. Inspectors will perform a reactive inspection [at the PETNET site] to determine the root cause and corrective actions. At this time, this incident is not suspected to result in any public/occupational exposures exceeding regulatory limits. Loyola University Medical Center contacted the final carrier immediately and met necessary reporting timelines. This report will be updated as information becomes available. Illinois item number: IL260004 |
| Where | |
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| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-01131-02 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.08 h-0.128 days <br />-0.0183 weeks <br />-0.00422 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 15:55 Mar 11, 2026 |
| NRC Officer: | Karen Cotton |
| Last Updated: | Mar 11, 2026 |
| 58191 - NRC Website | |
Loyola University Medical Center with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 581912026-03-11T19:00:00011 March 2026 19:00:00
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