*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED DUST-MIST-FUME RESPIRATOR
    W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTERS APPROVED FOR RADIONUCLIDES. WEAR PERSONAL
    AIR MONITOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTIAN EXPOSURE BELOW NRC LIMIT. SPECIAL
    VENTILATION:WEAR PERSONAL AIR MONITOR & DOSIMETER.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR DISPOSABLE RADIATION RESISTANT
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF SKIN & CLOTHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:SHOWERING AFTER HANDLING IS RECOMMENDED.
    PERSONAL DOSIMETER SHOULD BE WORN BY PERSONNEL WORKING W/THIS
    MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
    IS W/I THE "EXCEPTED QUANTITY" FOR INSTRUMENTS & ARTICLES & NOT 
    CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BY OSHA. PROPER SHIPPING NAME FOR THIS ITEM IS
*  Product Identification  *
Product ID:THORIUM FLUORIDE
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:THORIUM TETRAFLUORIDE
Other REC Limits:SEE NRC LIMIT FOR TH
OSHA PEL:2.5 MG F/M3
ACGIH TLV:2.5 MG F/M3
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-RESPIRATORY IRRITANT. DERMAL
    IRRITANT. EYE IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE G/I IRRITATION.  CHRONIC-ANY
    EXPOSURE TO THORIUM FLUORIDE BY ANY ROUTE MAY LEAD TO CANCER AT
    SITE OF RETENTION. WILL CAUSE FLUORIOS IS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:RADIOACTIVE. IF RETAINED IN BODY, MAY
    CAUSE CANCER AT SITE OF RETENTION.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:IRRITATION, INFLAMMATION, WATERING.
    SKIN:IRRITATION, ITCHING, DERMATITIS. INHALATION:RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION, COUGHING, SNEEZING, DIFFICULTY BREATHING. MAY ALSO
    CAUSE (FLUOROSIS) ANOREXIA, ANEMIA,  LOSS OF WEIGHT. INGESTION:G/I
    IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, FLUOROSIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREVIOUS RESPIRATORY OR SKIN
    DISORDERS.
*  First Aid Measures  *
    MIN. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING &
    LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. INHALED:REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. AID OR RESTORE
    BREATHING AS  NEEDED. INGESTED:GIVE 2 GLASSES OF WATER & INDUCE
    VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Flash Point:NA
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC & RADIOACTIVE FUMES MAY GENERATE IF
    INVOLVED IN A FIRE.
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. ISOLATE SPILL AREA. VENTILATE. VACUUM SPILL
    USING HIGH EFFICIENCY UNIT (HEPA) & PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR PROPER
    DISPOSAL. TAKE CARE NO T TO RAISE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:MFR GAVE NO INFORMATION OF MSDS.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINERS IN
    A COOL, DRY PLACE LABELED AS A RADIOACTIVE STORAGE AREA. WASH HANDS
    & FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Other Precautions:SHOWERING AFTER HANDLING IS RECOMMENDED. PERSONAL
    DOSIMETER SHOULD BE WORN BY PERSONNEL WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL.
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:A2
NRC/State Lic Num:NONE
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:ND
Vapor Pres:NA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:VERY SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR PIECES, NO ODOR. -
    ALPHA RADIATION EMITTER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA
Corrosion Rate:UNKNOWNN
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACIDS, INTERAHALOGENS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNSTABLE - NATURAL RADIOACTIVE DECAY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FUMES (THERMAL). APLHA, BETA, GAMMA
    RADIATION. THORIUM DAUGHTERS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.HEAT,
    INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.
