=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:JAN 279A,ELECTRON TUBE
NIIN:00-188-3541
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJMBS
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RAYTHEON CO,MACHLETT LABORATORIES INC MW AND PT
City:STAMFORD
State:CT
ZIP:06900
Country:US
Info Phone Num:781-860-1641
Emergency Phone Num:781-860-1641
Preparer's Name:ARTHUR VARANELLI
CAGE:3G045
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:RAYTHEON CO,MACHLETT LABORATORIES INC MW AND PT
City:STAMFORD
State:CT
ZIP:06900
Country:US
Phone:781-860-1641
CAGE:3G045

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:THORIUM 232

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NOT A HEALTH PROBLEM. THE LOW LEVEL OF
    RADIATION EVOLVED IS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH PROBLEMS.
    THIS VACUUM TUBE IS A SEALED SOURCE CONTAINING THORIUM 232. TUBE 
    IS CLASSED AS  A "DEVICE" U NDER MIL-HDBK-600. THE TUBES
    RADIOACTIVESTRENGTH IS LESS THAN 0.01 CI  WHICH  IS LISTED AS
    EXEMPT QUANTITY. THEREFORE, TUBE IS EXEMPT FROM SPECIFICATION
    PACKAGING, MARKING, AND LABELING.
Effects of Overexposure:REDDENING OF SKIN, BURNS, BLURRING OF VISION,
    HAIR LOSS, NAUSEA, VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:UNKNOWN.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. HOWEVER, IN ALL CASES OF
    CONTAMINATION, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AND ALWAYS NOTIFY MEDICAL
    FACILITY OF POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
    FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. STAY UPWIND TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION
    FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:IN CASE OF DAMAGED VACUUM TUBE NOTIFY
    RADIATION SAFETY OFFICE. SWEEP UP BROKEN MATERIAL AND PLACE IN A
    DOT APPROVED CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH  HANDS AFTER HANDLING BROKEN ITEM.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS BASED ON LETTER TO DICK TRAYLOR FROM AUTHOR VARANILLI OF RAYTHION
    DATED 10SEPT 1999, TELEPHONE NUMBER: 781-860-1641. MSDS HEALTH
    EFFECTS ARE WORST CASE IN  EVENT DEVICE IS BROKEN OR INVOLVED IN A 
    FIRE. IN NORMAL USE THERE IS LITTLE TONO DANGER TO SAFETY AND
    HEALTH DUE TOE MINUTE AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVITY INVOLVED.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:A2
Appearance and Odor:GLASS ELECTRON TUBE TYPE 279A.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 10 CFR
    (CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS), DOT REGULATIONS, AND APPLICABLE
    STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE
    MATERIALS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NO SPECIAL LABEL REQUIRED.  ADD NOTICE IN OR ON
    PACKAGE WITH PACKING LIST OR FORWARDED WITH PACKAGE AND MUST
    INCLUDE NAME OF CONSIGNOR OR CONSIGNEE AND THE FOLLOWING
    STATEMENT:" THIS PACKAGE CONFORMS  TO CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS
    SPECIFIEDIN 49CFR 173.424 FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED
    PACKAGE-INSTRUMENTS OR  ARTICLES, UN2910". ALSO MARK ON THE OUTSIDE
    OF THE INNER PACKAGING OR, IF THERE IS NO  INNER PACKAGING, THE
    OUTSIDE OF THE PACKAGING ITSELF THE MARKING "RADIOACTIVE".

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