Product ID:RADIAC SET
MSDS Date:11/16/1998
FSC:6665
NIIN:01-222-1425
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHZBC

Emergency Phone: 973-361-5600

Info Phone: 973-361-5600

Preparer: DOD,DSCR,HMIS,VBA

Cage: 06442

Telephone: 973-361-5600

Cage: 06442

THORIUM 232

CAS: 7440-29-1

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SOURCE MATERIAL IS ENCLOSED AND IS
WEAKLY RADIOACTIVE AND NOT A HEALTH PROBLEM UNLESS
EXPOSED.SKIN:RADIOACTIVE EXPOSURE OF BARE SKIN CAN RESULT FROM
PROLONGED EXPOSURE.INGESTION: RADIOACTIVE EXPOSURE OF INTERNAL
ORGANS CAN RESULT FROM INGESTION OF METAL THORIUM-232.CHRONIC
EFFECTS:PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN BE CARCINOGENIC
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SOURCE MATERIAL
CAN BE CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:NONE SPECIFIED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:HEALING OF PRE-EXISTING DAMAGED
TISSUES MAY BE PROLONGED.

First Aid:NONE.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS/FULL
PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS INVOLVING LARGE
AMOUNTS OF SOURCE MATERIAL AS SMOKE MAY BE RADIOACTIVE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE MAY PRODUCE TOXIC PRODUCTS OF
COMBUSTION.

Spill Release Procedures:MOVE UNDAMAGED PACKAGES FROM THE SPILL AREA.
PICK UP SOURCE MATERIAL. DO NOT TOUCH SOURCE MATERIAL WITH HANDS.
DECONTAMINATE THE SPILL AREA.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT TOUCH BARE SOURCE METAL WITH
HANDS. KEEP SOURCE MATERIAL IN STORAGE CONTAINER WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:RADIOACTIVE SOURCE MATERIAL IS CONTAINED SO THAT
NORMAL HANDLING DOES NOT PRESENT A RADIATION PROBLEM.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:USE NORMAL, ADEQUATE MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED IF SOURCE MAT'L NOT TOUCHED
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THERE IS NOT AN OSHA REQUIREMENT FOR AN MSDS FOR RADIATION HAZARDS.
SOURCE MATERIAL, THORIUM 232, IS WEAKLY RADIOACTIVE. RADIOACTIVITY
OF ITEM IS 3-NANO CURIES.

HCC:A1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:8132F,4500C
Spec Gravity:18.95
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:THORIUM 232: SOFT METAL WITH BRIGHT SILVERY LUSTER
WHEN FRESHLY CUT.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACTS WITH CHLORINE, SULFUR, PHOSPHOROUS, AND CONCENTRATED
ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FIRE, PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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