Product ID:6696A
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:5960
NIIN:00-135-0130
MSDS Number: BDBFR

Cage: 06980

Telephone: 415-592-1221

Cage: 06980

THORIUM 232

CAS: 7440-29-1

RTECS: XO6400000

Effects of Overexposure:HAZARD DEGREE DEPENDS ON THE TYPE AND QUANTITY
OF RADIATION. LATENT EFFECTS: SOMATIC/GENETIC DAMAGE.

First Aid:USE FIRST AID. CALL MEDICAL EMERGENCY CARE. REMOVE AND
ISOLATE COMTAMINATED CLOTHING. SHOWER VICTIM WITH SOAP AND WATER.
DETAIN PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT EXPOSED. ADVISE MEDICAL PERSONNEL
THAT VICTIM MA Y BE CONTAMINATED.

Extinguishing Media:EXTINQUISH WITH AGENT SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SUIT WITH SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SOME OF MATERIAL MAY BURN. CONTAINERS MAY
EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:HANDLE BROKEN DEVICE WITH GLOVES AND FORCEPS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SHIELD ACCORDING TO EMITTED RADIATION.
PROTECT FROM FILM AND FILM PLATES. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. STORE IN
AREA FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF INVOLVED
IN FIRE, OTHERWISE GAS MASK.
Ventilation:PROVIDE MECHANICAL (GENERAL/LOCAL EXHAUST) VENTILATION TO
MAINTAIN < TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, APRONS, SPECIAL IMPERVIOUS
CLOTHING
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOURCE OF DATA - MIL HANDBOOK 600-1 SEP 76. SAFETY AND HEALTH DATA
DEVELOPED BY DGSC-STF.

HCC:A2

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ISOLATE AND SEGREGATE FROM MOST OTHER TYPE MATERIAL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DEPENDS ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION;
FISSION PRODUCTS

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTROLLED DISPOSAL REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
DOD REGULATIONS AND FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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