Product ID:10-85775-2,EXCITER UNIT FOR TURBINE IGNITION UNIT
MSDS Date:04/01/1998
FSC:2925
NIIN:00-324-4407
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CGLCR

Emergency Phone: 904-739-4081

Info Phone: 904-739-4081

Preparer: DOD HMIS/DSCR-VBA

Cage: 59501

Telephone: 904-739-4119

Cage: 59501

CESIUM 137

CAS: 10045-97-3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODUCT IS AN ARTICLE AND IS NOT
HAZARDOUS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. EXTREME CARE MUST BE
EXERCISED WHEN HANDLING BROKEN GAPS TO PREVENT THE RADIOACTIVE
MATERIAL FROM COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE BODY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:STANDARD FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:HANDLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AS SET FORTH IN
FEDERAL REGISTER, TITLE 10, PART 20, OR FOLLOW HANDLING PROCEDURES
IN T.O.00-110A-2.

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AS SET
FORTH IN FEDERAL REGISTER, TITLE 10, PART 20, STANDARDS FOR
PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION.
Other Precautions:ALSO FOLLOW HANDLING PROCEDURES IN T.O.00-110A-2,
HANDLING AND DISPOSITION PROCEDURES FOR RADIOACTIVE ELECTRON TUBES.
EXERCISE EXTREME CARE WHEN HANDLING BROKEN GAPS TO PREVENT
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FR OM COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE BODY.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NORMAL WORK PLACE VENTILATION IS ADEQUATE.
Protective Gloves:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NORMAL WORK HYGENIC PRACTICES ARE ADEQUATE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE GAPS USED IN THIS IGNITION UNIT.A MAXIMUM
OF 6 GAPS MAY BE HANDLED SAFELY AT ONE TIME. QUANTITIES IN EXCESS
OF 6 GAPS SHOULD BE STORED IN LEAD LINED CONTAINERS OR SPACED A T
LEAST 3 INCHES APART. AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD NOT CARRY OR WORK WITH
MORE THAN 100 GAPS BASED ON 8 HOU DAYS, 5 DAYS/WEEK.

HCC:A2
Appearance and Odor:UNIT;11.8"LG,3.9"W,2.7".H. W/SEALED SPARK GAPS
CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF DEFECTIVE RADIOACTIVE GAPS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGISTER, TITLE 10, PART 20, STANDARDS FOR
PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION OR T.O. 00-110A-2, HANDLING AND
DISPOSITION PROCEDURES FOR RADI OACTIVE ELECTRON TUBES.

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