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 (fuels, moderators, structural materials, fission products, etc.). For full isotope data, see NNDC NuDat 3 or IAEA Nuclear Data Services.