*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD BE WORN WHEN
    REMOVING OR HANDLING DAMAGED OR CORRODED THORIUM ALLOYS.
Work Hygienic Practices:PERSONNEL HANDLING THORIUM ALLOYS SHOULD WASH
    HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER IMMEDIATELY AFTER REMOVAL OF
    TASK.
Supplemental Safety and Health
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:IMAGER, OPTICAL
Article:Y
Preparer's Name:HMIS, DSCR
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NOSkin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NOOSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THORIUM PRESENTS AN INTERNAL AND
    EXTERNAL RADIATION HAZARD. WHEN TAKEN INTO THE BODY, THE INTENSE
    IONIZATION PRODUCED BY THE ALPHA PARTICLES MAY CAUSE SEVERE
    LOCALIZED DAMAGE TO CELLS. EXTERNALLY, THEBETA RADIATION IS
    CLASSIFIED AS A SKINEXPOSURE HAZARD ONLY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:THERE ARE NO RADIATION HAZARDS TO THE OPERATOR
    DURING NORMAL HANDLING.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:THORIUM ALLOY COMPONENTS WITH DAMAGED SURFACES
    SHOULD BE WRAPPED AND SEALED IN PLASTIC BAGS OR OTHER WRAPPING
    MATERIALS. DAMAGED COMPONENTS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH CAUTION AND
    TURNED IN AS RADIOLOGICAL  WASTE.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:WHERE PROLONGED BODY CONTACT IS
    POSSIBLE OR WHERE ABRASIVE OPERATIONS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE
    THORIUM ALLOY, IT SHOULD BE REMOVED AND STORED IN A SECURE AREA. 
    MATERIALS USED IN HANDING CORRODED THOR IUM ALLOYS SHOULD BE PLACED
    IN A RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONTAINER FOR SUBSEQUENT DISPOSAL IN
    ACCORDANCE W
Other Precautions:SKIN CONTACT SHOULD BE AVOIDED. NO DRILLING, FILING,
    MACHINING, SANDING OR OTHET ABRASIVE PROCEDURES ARE PERMITTED.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:A2
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:THORIUM IS A METALLIC ELEMENT.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FIRE CONDITIONS MAY RELEASE
    RADIOACTIVE THORIUM.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:THORIUM WASTE MUST BE DISPOSED ON IN ACCORDANCE
*  MSDS Transport Information  *
Transport Information:RADIO.MAT.EXCEPTED PKG,ARTICLE(THORIUM).
*  Regulatory Information  *
Federal Regulatory Information:NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.
*  Other Information  *
