Product ID:LENS, AFOCAL ZOOM, 1002073-1
MSDS Date:08/15/1996
FSC:6210
NIIN:01-311-5162
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJRGG

Emergency Phone: 201-327-7700

Info Phone: 205-955-8656, DSN 897-1421

Preparer: DOD HMIS/ DSCR-VBA

Cage: TO381

Telephone: 205-461-2715

Cage: 3A768

THORIUM-232

CAS: 7440-29-1

RTECS: XO6400000

OPTICS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE AND CHRONIC: THIS ITEM IS AN
ARTICLE THAT DOES NOT RESULT IN EXPOSURE TO A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. THE ITEM CONTAINS EIGHT GLASS
LENSES IN SERIES, EACH IS COATED WITH A SMALL QUANTITY OF
RADIOACTIVE THORIUM232. THE TOTAL RADIOACTIVE CAPACITY IS WITHIN
THE LIMITS PRESCRIBED FOR EXCEPTED PACKAGE ACTIVITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:NONE. AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVETY IS WITHIN LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR ARTICLES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE.

First Aid:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE.

Spill Release Procedures:IN CASE OF DAMAGE TO THE THORIUM COATED LENS
TAKE APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SUITABLE FOR CLEANUP AND
COLLECTION OF CONTAMINATED ITEMS, SUCH AS THE USE OF RUBBER GLOVES,
TWEEZERS, TONGS, DAMP SPON GES AND DUST RESPIRATORS. TRANSFER TO
LABELED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN PROTECTED AREA.
Other Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF HANDLING BROKEN LENS WEAR
RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NORMAL PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS ITEM IS AN ARTICLE AND EXEMPT FROM AN MSDS REQUIREMENT.

HCC:A2
Appearance and Odor:THIS ARTICLE IS A SERIES OF EIGHT THORIUM COATED
LENS IN A SIGHTING DEVICE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:FIRE, PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE THROUGH A LICENSED COMMERCIAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY. OBSERVE ALL LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL,
EXCEPTED PACKAGE, LIMITED QUANTITY OF MATERIAL,CLASS 7, UN 2910. NO
LABEL REQUIRED, HOWEVER, THE PACKAGE MUST BEAR THE MARKING
"RADIOACTIVE" ON AN INTERNAL SURFACE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT A
WARNINGOF THE PRESENCE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IS VISIBLE ON
OPENING THE PACKAGE. RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE, THORIUM 232, CACTIVITY =
0.024 MICRO CURIE.

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