Pd
Palladium
Z = 46 · Transition Metal · 106.4 u
Nuclear Engineering Significance
Fission product in the mass ~105-110 range. Pd-107 (t₁/₂ = 6.5 million y) is a long-lived fission product relevant to geological repository assessments. Palladium precipitates form as metallic inclusions in high-burnup fuel.
Basic properties
- Atomic number (Z)
- 46
- Standard atomic mass
- 106.4 u
- Category
- 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.