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 |
| 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 |
| 57992 - NRC Website | |
Elmhurst Hospital with Agreement State | |
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