Product ID:SPARK GAPS & COROTRON TUBES (BOTH CONTAINING NI-63) (SUPPLE)
MSDS Date:10/08/1991
FSC:5960
NIIN:00-716-4278
MSDS Number: BXRYK

Emergency Phone: 216-248-9300

Info Phone: 216-248-9300

Preparer: ROBERT A. JUCIUS

Cage: 63060

Telephone: 216-248-9300

Cage: 63060

NICKEL (SARA 313) (CERCLA) (AS RADIOACTIVE NI-63)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9495

LD50 LC50 Mixture:AIR CONC 49HR WK:3E-7MICROCURIES/MIL AIR
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:METAL PRODUCTS IN NATURAL STATE DO NOT
PRESENT INHAL/INGEST/CONTACT HAZ HOWEVER OPERATIONS SUCH AS
BURNING/WELDING/SAWING/BRAZING/GRINDING MAY RELEASE FUMES/DUSTS
WHICH MAY PRESENT HEALTH HAZ IF TLV E XCEEDED.RADIOACTIVE MATL IN
DEVICES REPRESENT NO SIGNIFICANT RISK.
Effects of Overexposure:BECASUE OF THE AMOUNT OF NICKEL-63 CONTAINED IN
THE DEVICES THIS SECTION IS NOT APPLICABLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:PER MSDS NOT APPLICABLE.

Extinguishing Media:USE METHODS APPLICABLE TO SURROUNDING AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NICKEL-63 IN SOLID STATE PRESENT NO FIRE OR
EXPLOSION HAZA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NICKEL-63 IN SOLID STATE PRESENT NO FIRE
OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:PER MSDS NOT APPLICABLE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALL TUBES CONTAIN EXEMPT QUANT OF
NI-63 AS DEFINED BY USNRC.PHYS DATA:BETA RAY ENERGY-67KEV,GAMMA
RAYS-NONE,BETA RAY RANGE IN AIR-ABOUT 5CM(2INCHES).
Other Precautions:MICROCURIE QUANT OF NI-63 REPRESENT NO SIGNIFICANT
EXT EXPO HAZ SINCE LOW ENERGY BETAS EMITTED CANNOT PENETRATE OUTER
SKIN LAYER.MATL CONTAINED IN INERT SEALED VESSEL TO OBVIATE
EXT/INTER HAZ.ALLOWABL E EXPO LIMITS OF NI-63 ARE OVER (SUPPLE)

Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PN:109372, GV6A1800. OTHER PRECAUTION:1000 THOUSAND TIMES MATL
CONTAINED IN ONE OF THE DEVICES.CRITICAL ORG FOR NI-63 IS
BONE.ELIMINATION RATE OF NI-63 DEPENDS ON CHEM FORM.A FEW % OF MOST
COMPOUNDS T AKEN INTO BODY ARE ELIMINATED VIA URINE,800 DAYS BEING
REASONABLY CONSERVATIVE HALF-LIFE.

HCC:A1
NRC/State Lic Num:94-25957-01
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>2300F,>126
Spec Gravity:7
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, GRAYISH TO BLACK PLAITING ON ANODE(S) OF
DEVICES LISTED.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH STRONG ACID TO HYDROGEN GAS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METALLIC DUST/FUMES MAY BE PRODUCED
DURING WELDING, BURNING,GRINDING & POSSIBLY MACHINING. REFER TO
ANSI Z49.1.

Waste Disposal Methods:ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. NI-63 ACTIVITY PER DEVICE:TUBE TYP GV6A:0.05 TO 0.10
MICROCURIES.

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