Bk
Berkelium
Z = 97 · Actinide · 247.0 u
Nuclear Engineering Significance
Transuranic element produced in very small quantities by successive neutron captures in high-flux reactors. Not significant in commercial reactor operations. Relevant primarily in specialized production irradiations and heavy element research at facilities like HFIR.
Basic properties
- Atomic number (Z)
- 97
- Standard atomic mass
- 247.0 u
- Category
- Actinide
Isotopes & cross-section data
No nuclide data for this element in the reference database.
The NRDP database focuses on nuclides relevant to reactor physics. For full isotope data, see NNDC NuDat 3.