Product ID:PN:GV3A1200 SPARK GAPS;COROTRON TUBES
MSDS Date:10/08/1991
FSC:5960
NIIN:01-086-0830
MSDS Number: CDNPY

Emergency Phone: 216-248-9300

Info Phone: 216-248-9300

Preparer: ROBERT A. JUCIUS

Cage: 63060

Telephone: 216-248-9300

Cage: 63060

NICKEL 63, DEVICES CONTAINING QUANT OF RADIOACTIVE

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:METAL PRODUCTS IN NATURAL STATE DON'T
PRESENT INHAL/INGEST/CONTACT HAZ.HOWEVER OPERATIONS SUCH AS
BURN/WELD/SAW/BRAZE/FRIND MAY RELEASE FUMES/DUSTS WHICH MAY PRESENT
HEALTH HAZ IF TLV EXCEEDED.RADIOAC TIVE MATL IN DEVICES REPRESENT
NO SIGNIFICANT RISK.MAJOR EXPO HAZ:INHAL.
Effects of Overexposure:BECAUSE OF AMT OF NICKEL-63 CONTAINED IN
DEVICES THIS SECTION IS NOT APPLICABLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. HMIS:FOLLOW AMERICAN RED
CROSS 1STAID.

Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE METHODS APPLICABLE TO SURROUNDING AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NICKEL-63 IN SOLID STATE PRESENT NO FIRE OR
EXPLO HAZARD.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAX PERMISSIBLE AIR CONCEN (BASED ON
40HR WORKING WK)=3E-7 MICROCURIES/MILLILITER OF AIR.
Other Precautions:ALL TUBES CONTAIN EXEMPT QUANT OF NI63 AS DEFINED BY
USNRC.BETA RAY ENERGY-67KEV,GAMMA RAYS-NONE,BETA RAY RANGE IN
AIR-ABOUT 5CM(2INCHES)."PKG CONFORMS TO CONDITIONS/LIMITATIONS SPEC
IN 49CFR173.422 F OR EXCEPTED RADIOACTIVE MATL,(SUPPLE)

Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PRECAUT:INSTRUMENTS,ARTICLES,UN2910.

HCC:A2
NRC/State Lic Num:34-25957-01
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>2300F,>126
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:7
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE.
Appearance and Odor:SOLID,GRAYISH TO BLACK PLAITING ON ANODE(S) OF
DEVICES LISTED.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS W/STRONG ACID TO HYDROGEN GAS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METALLIC DUST/FUMES MAY BE PRODUCED
DURING WELD/BURN/GRIND/POSSIBLY/MACHINING.REFER TO ANSI Z49.1.

Waste Disposal Methods:NI-63 ACTIVITY PER DEVICE 0.05 TO 0.0
MICROCURIES.ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.DEVICES CONTAINING QUANT OF RADIOACTIVE
NICKEL-63,NORMAL-SOLID.DISPO INFOR:NOT APPLICBLE-EXEMPT QUAN T.

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