Te
Tellurium
Z = 52 · Metalloid · 127.6 u
Nuclear Engineering Significance
Fission product in the mass ~127-135 range. Tellurium released from cracked fuel can cause stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of Zircaloy cladding inner surfaces — a fuel failure mechanism known as iodine/tellurium SCC.
Basic properties
- Atomic number (Z)
- 52
- Standard atomic mass
- 127.6 u
- Category
- Metalloid
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.