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. For full isotope data, see NNDC NuDat 3.