V
Vanadium
Z = 23 · Transition Metal · 50.9 u
Nuclear Engineering Significance
Candidate structural material for fusion reactor first-wall and blanket (vanadium alloys like V-4Cr-4Ti) due to low activation under neutron irradiation. Thermal absorption (σ_a = 5.1 b) is moderate. Not commonly used in current fission reactor cores.
Basic properties
- Atomic number (Z)
- 23
- Standard atomic mass
- 50.9 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.