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Table 2.9. Hazards of Chemicals Used in Processing Plutonium(a) |
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Guide of Good Practices for Occupational Radiological Protection in Plutonium Facilities
Table 2.9. Hazards of Chemicals Used in Processing Plutonium(a)
CAS No.(b)
Chemical Name
Hazard
Formula
Aluminum nitrate
7784-27-2
--
AL(NO3)3 9H2O
Antimony pentafluoride
7783-70-2
--
SbF5
Beryllium (metal)
7740-41-7
Neutron
Be
Calcium (metal)
7740-70-2
Releases H2 when wet,
Ca
flammable
Calcium oxide
1305-78-8
Corrosive
CaO
Calcium chloride
10043-52-4
--
CaCl2
Ferrous ammonium sulfate
7783-85-9
--
Fe(SO4)(NH4)2 SO4 6H2O
7782-41-4
Oxidizer, poison
F2
Fluorine dioxide
--
Oxidizer, poison
F2O2
Carbon tetrachloride
56-23-5
--
CCl4
Ferrous sulfamate
--
--
Fe (SO3NH2)2
Gallium (metal)
7440-55-3
--
Ga
Hydrogen
1333-74-0
Flammable, explosive
H2
Hydrogen fluoride
7664-39-3
Corrosive
HF
Hydrochloric acid
7647-01-0
Corrosive
HCl
Hydrogen peroxide
7722-84-1
Oxidizer
H2O2
Iodine
7553-56-2
Poison
I2
Magnesium (metal)
7439-95-4
Water reactive, flammable,
Mg
explosive, produces
neutrons when combined
with Pu
Magnesium chloride
7786-30-3
MgCl2
Magnesium oxide
1309-48-4
MgO
Mercuric nitrate
10045-94-0
Oxidizer, poison
Hg(NO3)2
Nitric acid
7697-37-2
Oxidizer, corrosive, poison
HNO3
Oxalic acid
144-62-7
Poison
H2C2O4
Potassium hydroxide
1310-58-3
Corrosive, poison
KOH
Potassium chloride
7447-40-7
--
KCl
Sodium chloride
7647-14-5
--
NaCl
Sodium hydroxide
1310-73-2
Corrosive, poison
NaOH
Sodium nitrate
7631-99-4
Oxidizer
NaNO3
2-28
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