ENS 57992: Difference between revisions

ENS 57992 +/-
Where
	Elmhurst Hospital ; Elmhurst, Illinois (NRC Region 3)
License number:	IL-01612-01
Organization:	Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency
Reporting
	Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+35.58 h1.483 days <br />0.212 weeks <br />0.0487 months <br />)
Opened:	Kimberly Stice; 16:35 Oct 16, 2025
NRC Officer:	Ian Howard
Last Updated:	Oct 16, 2025
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Revision as of 06:20, 23 October 2025

v t e ENS Event
05:00 Oct 15, 2025
Title	Unplanned Contamination
Event Description	The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (the Agency) via phone and email: The Agency was contacted on 10/15/25 by the radiation safety officer for Elmhurst Hospital (IL-01612-01) to advise of a contamination incident. Reportedly, a vial containing 200 millicuries of Lu-177 was dropped in the facility's hot lab and contaminated a technician. Decontamination efforts are ongoing. Inspectors are headed to the facility to gather additional details and determine the likelihood of exposures exceeding regulatory limits. Based on the information currently available. this matter is a reportable unplanned contamination event under 32 Illinois Administrative Code 340.1220(c)(1). It is reportable within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, which the licensee met. Additional updates will be provided as they become available. Illinois Reference Number: IL250044

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