Ga
Gallium
Z = 31 · Post-Transition Metal · 69.7 u
Nuclear Engineering Significance
Present as a stabilizer in weapons-grade plutonium metal (typically ~1 wt%). Must be removed or accounted for when converting weapons Pu to MOX fuel. Not otherwise significant in commercial reactor systems.
Basic properties
- Atomic number (Z)
- 31
- Standard atomic mass
- 69.7 u
- Category
- Post-Transition Metal
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.