ENS 58076
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Dec 4, 2025 | |
| Title | Lost Source |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (Agency) via phone and email:
The Agency was contacted by GE Healthcare to report a CardioGen Rb-82 generator had been lost in transit. Tracking information shows the 65-pound Yellow-II package arrived at the [common carrier] hub in Memphis, TN on December 4, 2025, but shows no movement thereafter. The intended destination was Cardiology Partners in Lake Worth, FL. The carrier's hazardous goods team has been contacted and reports they are unable to locate the package. The Florida recipient has confirmed that the package did not arrive. There is no indication the generator was intentionally diverted or has been separated from its packaging. At the time of reporting, the generator is estimated to contain 89.43 mCi of Sr-82 and 76.55 mCi of Sr-85. IL Event #: IL250049
The Agency was notified December 10, 2025, that the package was located and is being returned to the manufacturer. This matter is considered closed. Notified R1DO (Warnek), NMSS Events Notifications (email), ILTAB (email), and R3DO (Nguyen) 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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| Ge Healthcare Memphis, Tennessee (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | IL-01109-01 |
| Organization: | Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+131.58 h5.483 days <br />0.783 weeks <br />0.18 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Gary Forsee 16:35 Dec 9, 2025 |
| NRC Officer: | Jordan Wingate |
| Last Updated: | Dec 11, 2025 |
| 58076 - NRC Website | |
Ge Healthcare with Agreement State | |
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