Ru
Ruthenium
Z = 44 · Transition Metal · 101.1 u
Nuclear Engineering Significance
Fission product in the mass ~101-106 range. Ruthenium isotopes (particularly Ru-106) are tracked in reprocessing effluents. Metallic Ru precipitates can form in high-burnup fuel, affecting fuel chemistry.
Basic properties
- Atomic number (Z)
- 44
- Standard atomic mass
- 101.1 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.