Product ID:MA356L, (COBALT 60 INGREDIENT)
MSDS Date:09/18/1996
FSC:5960
NIIN:00-707-0816
MSDS Number: CBSBL

Emergency Phone: 508-922-6000, M-F,8AM-4PM.

Info Phone: 508-922-6000, M-F,8AM-4PM.

Preparer: FRANK E. TROJAN

Cage: JO786

Telephone: 978-922-6000 EXT.285

Cage: 88236

0.5 MICROCURIES), SARA III

Fraction By Weight: <1%

THIS ENTRY DESCRIBES RADIOACTIVE COBALT 60. SECOND

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS DEVICE IS A SEALED RECEIVER
PROTECTOR TUBE WHICH CONTAINS SMALL AMOUNT OF COBALT 60 AND SMALL
AMOUNT OF TRITIUM(H3). NORMAL HANDLING WILL PRESENT NO RADIATION
NOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTACT PROBL EMS. SKIN CONTACT WITH COBALT
MAY RESULT IN BURNS, DERMATITIS, BREATHING DIFFICULTIES,ALLERGIC
ASTHMA,INTERNAL FIBROSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BETA/GAMMA RAYS ARE CANCER CAUSING
AGENTS.THIS IS SEALED SOURCE AND NORMAL HANDLING WILL PRESENT NO
RADIATION PROBLEMS.
Effects of Overexposure:COBALT 60 RADIATION:NAUSEA,VOMITING,DIARRHEA
FOR HIGH DOSES.INHALATION OF COBALT DUST:WHEEZING,IRRITATION OF
RESPIRATORY TRACT,ASTHMA.SKIN CONTACT WITH POWDERED COBALT MAY
CAUSE ADENITIDES IN CREASES OF ELBOWS/KNEES/ANKLES/NECK.CONTACT
WITH EYES MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS.INGESTION MAY CAUSE VOMITING,
DIARRHEA,NAUSEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:COBALT 60 AS RADIOACTIVE:HEALING OF
DAMAGED TISSUES MAY BE PROLONGED. COBALT AS METAL: DISORDERS OF
SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE WORSENED.

First Aid:COBALT 60 AS RADIOACTIVE: DECONTAMINATE EXPOSED PERSON.GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL IF NAUSEA AND VOMITING
OCCUR IN FIRST 24 HOURS. COBALT AS METAL: EYES: FLUSH WITH LARGE
AMOUNTS OF W ATER. SKIN: WASH AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE AND/OR SUPPORT BREATHING AS NEEDED.
INGESTION: GIVE 1 OR 2 GLASSES OF WATER AND INDUCE VOMITING.

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT/CLOTHING SUITABLE
FOR FIGHTING SURROUNDING FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:TUBES ARE SEALED SOURCES.NORMAL HANDLING DOES
NOT PRESENT RADIATION PROBLEM.WHEN HANDLING BROKEN TUBES WEAR
PROTECTIVE RUBBER GLOVES AND CLOTHING.AVOID RUBBING RADIOACTIVE
MATERIAL ONTO SKIN.AVOID INH ALING GASSES FROM BROKEN TUBES
CONTAINING TRITIUM.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:TUBES ARE SEALED SOURCES AND NORMAL
HANDLING DOES NOT PRESENT A RADIATION PROBLEM.
Other Precautions:WHEN HANDLING BROKEN TUBES WEAR PROTECTIVE RUBBER
GLOVES AND CLOTHING. AVOID RUBBING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ONTO SKIN.
AVOID INHALING GASSES FROM BROKEN TUBES CONTAINING TRITIUM.

Respiratory Protection:IF SPILLED, WEAR RADIONUCLIDE CARTRIDGE
RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:PLACE AFFECTED COMPONENT IN LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE RUBBER GLOVES FOR BROKEN TUBE
Eye Protection:WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN HANDLING
BROKEN TUBES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH EXPOSED SKIN AND HANDS AFTER HANDLING
BROKEN TUBES CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS ENTRY DESCRIBES THE COBALT 60 IN INPUT SIDE OF RECEIVER PROTECTOR
TUBE MA356L. THE TUBE CONTAINS A SMALL AMOUNT OF COBALT 60 AND A
SMALL AMOUNT OF TRITIUM(H3). SEE THIS SAME NSN, P/N IND B, FOR D
ATA COVERING THE TRITIUM(H3) IN THE OUTPUT SIDE OF THE TUBE. THIS
IS A SINGLE TUBE WITH TWO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MSDS'S.

HCC:A2
NRC/State Lic Num:20-02237-04/03E
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5252F,2900C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2723F,1495C
Vapor Pres:VERY LOW
Spec Gravity:8.9
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COBALT 60 IS A SILVER COLORED METAL IN A SEALED
ELECTRON TUBE. NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE KNOWN.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF BROKEN OR SPENT TUBES AS SPECIFIED IN
10CFR,PART 20 AND 10 CFR,PART 30 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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