ENS Event | |
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06:00 Dec 11, 2023 | |
| Title | Potential Overexposure |
| Event Description | The following information was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email.
On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the Agency received written notification from the radiation safety officer (RSO) at a nuclear pharmacy of an elevated dosimetry badge report for a worker in Romeoville, IL. The whole body dose reported would exceed the occupational limits in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.210. The information provided indicates the worker received 162,926 mrem during the week of December 11, 2023, which exceeds the annual limit of 5,000 mrem. This is a reportable incident under 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1230, and will be reported to NRC and NMED. While an investigation is underway to determine the cause of this overexposure, after speaking with the RSO, it is likely the result of a spill/splash event. If this spill resulted in an occupational exposure in excess of the limits, it is also reportable under 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1220(b) and will be reported to the NRC today. In the next week, Agency inspectors will perform a reactionary inspection to inspect the adequacy of the licensee's investigation, compliance with the Agency's regulations, and determine the root cause. NMED Item Number: IL240002 |
| Where | |
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| Sofie Romeoville, Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| License number: | IL-02074-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+773.2 h32.217 days <br />4.602 weeks <br />1.059 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Whitney Cox 11:12 Jan 12, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Kerby Scales |
| Last Updated: | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 56923 - NRC Website | |
Sofie with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 569232023-12-11T06:00:00011 December 2023 06:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Potential Overexposure ENS 563682023-01-17T06:00:00017 January 2023 06:00:00 Agreement State Occupational Dose Limit Exceeded ENS 555432021-10-25T14:45:00025 October 2021 14:45:00 Agreement State Agreement State - Contaminated Package 2023-12-11T06:00:00 | |