NRC Event Notification: Investigation Reveals Major Contamination & Underreported Radiation Exposure at Loves Park Pharmacy
July 26, 2025
July 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- A routine inspection at Hot Shots NM LLC in Loves Park, Illinois, unearthed a serious incident of radioactive contamination and underreporting of worker exposure that occurred back on May 28, 2024. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency discovered that a pharmacist improperly used a standard hot plate instead of a heat block to prepare 2 curies of Tc-99m, causing the glass vial to explode.
The explosion led to a major spill, contaminating a clean room and th . . .
The explosion led to a major spill, contaminating a clean room and th . . .