User:JWB/Table of fission products

Yield is usually expressed relative to number of fissioning nuclei, not the number of fission product nuclei, that is, yields should sum to 200%.

Here are yields for notable (halflife greater than one year, plus iodine-131) radioactive fission products, and (the few most absorptive) neutron poison fission products, from thermal neutron fission of U-235 (typical of nuclear power reactors), computed from [1]. These sum to only 45.5522%; the unlisted 154.4478% decay with halflife less than one year into nonradioactive nuclei.

Besides fission products, other types of radioactive products are reprocessed uranium, plutonium, minor actinides, tritium, and activation products.

75Zn 76Ga
77Ge
78As
79Se
80Br
81Kr
82Rb
83Sr
84Y 85Zr 86Nb 87Mo 88Tc 89Ru
76Zn 77Ga 78Ge
79As
80Se
81Br
82Kr
83Rb
84Sr 85Y 86Zr 87Nb 88Mo 89Tc 90Ru
77Zn
78Ga
79Ge
80As
81Se
82Br
83Kr
84Rb
85Sr
86Y 87Zr 88Nb 89Mo 90Tc 91Ru
78Zn
79Ga 80Ge 81As 82Se
83Br
84Kr
85Rb 86Sr
87Y
88Zr 89Nb 90Mo 91Tc 92Ru
79Zn 80Ga
81Ge
82As
83Se
84Br
85Kr
86Rb
87Sr
88Y
89Zr
90Nb 91Mo 92Tc 93Ru
80Zn 81Ga 82Ge 83As 84Se 85Br 86Kr 87Rb 88Sr
89Y
90Zr
91Nb
92Mo 93Tc 94Ru
81Zn 82Ga 83Ge
84As
85Se 86Br 87Kr 88Rb 89Sr
90Y
91Zr
92Nb
93Mo
94Tc 95Ru
82Zn 83Ga 84Ge 85As 86Se 87Br 88Kr 89Rb 90Sr
91Y
92Zr
93Nb
94Mo
95Tc
96Ru
83Zn 84Ga 85Ge 86As 87Se
88Br
89Kr
90Rb
91Sr 92Y 93Zr
94Nb
95Mo
96Tc
97Ru
84Zn 85Ga 86Ge 87As 88Se 89Br 90Kr 91Rb 92Sr 93Y 94Zr
95Nb
96Mo
97Tc
98Ru
85Zn 86Ga 87Ge 88As 89Se 90Br 91Kr 92Rb 93Sr 94Y 95Zr 96Nb 97Mo 98Tc 99Ru
56 87Ga 88Ge 89As 90Se 91Br 92Kr
93Rb
94Sr
95Y 96Zr 97Nb 98Mo
99Tc
100Ru
57 89Ge 90As 91Se 92Br 93Kr 94Rb 95Sr 96Y 97Zr 98Nb 99Mo 100Tc 101Ru
58 90Ge 91As 92Se 93Br 94Kr 95Rb 96Sr 97Y 98Zr 99Nb 100Mo 101Tc 102Ru
59 92As 93Se 94Br 95Kr
96Rb
97Sr
98Y 99Zr 100Nb 101Mo 102Tc 103Ru
60 94Se 95Br 96Kr 97Rb 98Sr 99Y 100Zr 101Nb 102Mo 103Tc 104Ru
61 95Se 96Br 97Kr
98Rb
99Sr 100Y 101Zr 102Nb 103Mo 104Tc
105Ru
62 97Br 98Kr 99Rb 100Sr 101Y 102Zr 103Nb 104Mo 105Tc 106Ru
56
101Rh
102Pd 103Ag 104Cd 105In 106Sn 107Sb 108Te 109I 110Xe Ba
57
102Rh
103Pd 104Ag 105Cd 106In 107Sn 108Sb 109Te 110I 111Xe 112Cs 57
58
103Rh
104Pd
105Ag
106Cd 107In 108Sn 109Sb 110Te 111I 112Xe 113Cs 114Ba La
59 104Rh 105Pd
106Ag
107Cd 108In 109Sn 110Sb 111Te 112I 113Xe 114Cs 115Ba 58
60
105Rh
106Pd
107Ag
108Cd 109In 110Sn 111Sb 112Te 113I 114Xe 115Cs 116Ba 117La Ce 59
61 106Rh
107Pd
108Ag
109Cd 110In 111Sn 112Sb 113Te 114I 115Xe 116Cs 117Ba 118La Pr
62 107Rh 108Pd
109Ag
110Cd
111In
112Sn 113Sb 114Te 115I 116Xe 117Cs 118Ba 119La 121Pr
63 108Rh 109Pd
110Ag
111Cd
112In
113Sn
114Sb 115Te 116I 117Xe 118Cs 119Ba 120La 121Ce 122Pr
64 109Rh 110Pd
111Ag
112Cd
113In
114Sn 115Sb 116Te 117I 118Xe 119Cs 120Ba 121La 122Ce 123Pr
65 110Rh 111Pd 112Ag
113Cd
114In
115Sn 116Sb 117Te 118I 119Xe 120Cs 121Ba 122La 123Ce 124Pr
66 111Rh 112Pd 113Ag 114Cd
115In
116Sn 117Sb 118Te 119I 120Xe 121Cs 122Ba 123La 124Ce 125Pr
67 112Rh 113Pd 114Ag
115Cd
116In
117Sn
118Sb
119Te
120I 121Xe 122Cs 123Ba 124La 125Ce 126Pr
113Rh 114Pd 115Ag 116Cd 117In 118Sn 119Sb 120Te 121I 122Xe 123Cs 124Ba 125La 126Ce 127Pr
114Rh 115Pd 116Ag 117Cd 118In
119Sn
120Sb
121Te
122I 123Xe 124Cs 125Ba 126La 127Ce 128Pr
115Rh 116Pd 117Ag 118Cd 119In 120Sn 121Sb 122Te 123I 124Xe 125Cs 126Ba 127La 128Ce 129Pr
116Rh 117Pd 118Ag 119Cd 120In
121Sn
122Sb
123Te
124I 125Xe 126Cs 127Ba 128La 129Ce 130Pr
117Rh 118Pd 119Ag 120Cd 121In 122Sn 123Sb 124Te 125I 126Xe 127Cs 128Ba 129La 130Ce 131Pr
118Rh 119Pd 120Ag 121Cd 122In
123Sn
124Sb
125Te
126I
127Xe
128Cs 129Ba 130La 131Ce 132Pr
119Rh 120Pd 121Ag 122Cd 123In 124Sn 125Sb 126Te 127I 128Xe 129Cs 130Ba 131La 132Ce 133Pr
120Rh 121Pd 122Ag 123Cd 124In
125Sn
126Sb
127Te
128I
129Xe
130Cs
131Ba
132La 133Ce 134Pr
121Rh 122Pd 123Ag 124Cd 125In 126Sn 127Sb 128Te 129I 130Xe 131Cs 132Ba 133La 134Ce 135Pr
122Rh 123Pd 124Ag 125Cd 126In 127Sn 128Sb
129Te
130I
131Xe
132Cs
133Ba
134La 135Ce 136Pr
123Rh 124Pd 125Ag 126Cd 127In 128Sn 129Sb 130Te 131I 132Xe 133Cs 134Ba 135La 136Ce 137Pr
124Rh 125Pd 126Ag 127Cd 128In 129Sn 130Sb
131Te
132I
133Xe
134Cs
135Ba
136La
137Ce
138Pr
125Rh 126Pd 127Ag 128Cd 129In 130Sn 131Sb 132Te 133I 134Xe
135Cs
136Ba
137La 138Ce 139Pr
126Rh 127Pd 128Ag 129Cd 130In 131Sn 132Sb 133Te 134I 135Xe
136Cs
137Ba
138La
139Ce
140Pr
127Rh 128Pd 129Ag 130Cd 131In 132Sn 133Sb 134Te 135I 136Xe 137Cs 138Ba 139La 140Ce 141Pr
128Rh 129Pd 130Ag 131Cd 132In 133Sn 134Sb 135Te 136I 137Xe 138Cs 139Ba 140La 141Ce 142Pr
84 130Pd 131Ag 132Cd 133In 134Sn 135Sb 136Te 137I 138Xe 139Cs 140Ba 141La 142Ce 143Pr
85 131Pd 132Ag 133Cd 134In 135Sn 136Sb 137Te 138I 139Xe 140Cs 141Ba 142La 143Ce 144Pr
86 134Cd 135In 136Sn 137Sb 138Te 139I 140Xe 141Cs 142Ba 143La 144Ce 145Pr
87 136In 137Sn 138Sb 139Te 140I 141Xe 142Cs 143Ba 144La 145Ce 146Pr
82 142Nd 143Pm 144Sm 145Eu 146Gd 147Tb 148Dy 149Ho 150Er 151Tm 152Yb 153Lu 154Hf 155Ta 156W
83 143Nd 144Pm 145Sm 146Eu 147Gd 148Tb 149Dy 150Ho 151Er 152Tm 153Yb 154Lu 155Hf 156Ta 157W
84 144Nd 145Pm 146Sm 147Eu 148Gd 149Tb 150Dy 151Ho 152Er 153Tm 154Yb 155Lu 156Hf 157Ta 158W
85 145Nd 146Pm 147Sm 148Eu 149Gd 150Tb 151Dy 152Ho 153Er 154Tm 155Yb 156Lu 157Hf 158Ta 159W
86 146Nd 147Pm 148Sm 149Eu 150Gd 151Tb 152Dy 153Ho 154Er 155Tm 156Yb 157Lu 158Hf 159Ta 160W
87 147Nd
148Pm
149Sm
150Eu
151Gd 152Tb 153Dy 154Ho 155Er 156Tm 157Yb 158Lu 159Hf 160Ta 161W
88 148Nd 149Pm 150Sm 151Eu 152Gd 153Tb 154Dy 155Ho 156Er 157Tm 158Yb 159Lu 160Hf 161Ta 162W
89 149Nd 150Pm 151Sm
152Eu
153Gd 154Tb 155Dy 156Ho 157Er 158Tm 159Yb 160Lu 161Hf 162Ta 163W
90 150Nd 151Pm 152Sm 153Eu 154Gd 155Tb 156Dy 157Ho 158Er 159Tm 160Yb 161Lu 162Hf 163Ta 164W
91 151Nd 152Pm 153Sm
154Eu
155Gd
156Tb
157Dy 158Ho 159Er 160Tm 161Yb 162Lu 163Hf 164Ta 165W
92 152Nd 153Pm 154Sm 155Eu 156Gd 157Tb 158Dy 159Ho 160Er 161Tm 162Yb 163Lu 164Hf 165Ta 166W
93 153Nd 154Pm 155Sm 156Eu 157Gd
158Tb
159Dy 160Ho 161Er 162Tm 163Yb 164Lu 165Hf 166Ta 167W
94 154Nd 155Pm 156Sm 157Eu 158Gd 159Tb 160Dy 161Ho 162Er 163Tm 164Yb 165Lu 166Hf 167Ta 168W
155Nd 156Pm 157Sm 158Eu 159Gd 160Tb 161Dy 162Ho 163Er 164Tm 165Yb 166Lu 167Hf 168Ta 169W
156Nd 157Pm 158Sm 159Eu 160Gd 161Tb 162Dy
163Ho
164Er 165Tm 166Yb 167Lu 168Hf 169Ta 170W
157Nd 158Pm 159Sm 160Eu 161Gd 162Tb 163Dy 164Ho 165Er 166Tm 167Yb 168Lu 169Hf 170Ta 171W
158Nd 159Pm 160Sm 161Eu 162Gd 163Tb 164Dy 165Ho 166Er 167Tm 168Yb
169Lu
170Hf 171Ta 172W

Ordered by yield (thermal neutron fission of U-235) edit

Yield Isotope Halflife Comment
6.7896% 133Cs 134Cs 2.065y neutron capture (29 barns) slowly converts stable 133Cs to 134Cs, which itself is low-yield because beta decay stops at 134Xe; can be further converted (140 barns) to 135Cs
6.3333% 135I 135Xe 6.57h most important neutron poison; neutron capture converts 10%-50% of 135Xe to 136Xe; remainder decays (9.14h) to 135Cs (2.3my)
6.2956% 93Zr 1.53my
6.0899% 137Cs 30.17y
6.0507% 99Tc 211ky Candidate for disposal by nuclear transmutation
5.7518% 90Sr 28.9y
2.8336% 131I 8.02d
2.2713% 147Pm 2.62y
1.0888% 149Sm nonradioactive 2nd most significant neutron poison
0.6576% 129I 15.7my Candidate for disposal by nuclear transmutation
0.4203% 151Sm 90y neutron poison; most will be converted to stable 152Sm
0.3912% 106Ru 373.6d
0.2717% 85Kr 10.78y
0.1629% 107Pd 6.5my
0.0508% 79Se 295ky
0.0330% 155Eu 155Gd 4.76y both neutron poisons
0.0297% 125Sb 2.76y
0.0236% 126Sn 230ky
0.0065% 157Gd nonradioactive neutron poison
0.0003% 113mCd 14.1y
 
Yields at 100,1,2,3 years after fission, probably of Pu-239 not U-235 because left hump is shifted right, not considering later neutron capture, fraction of 100% not 200%. Beta decay Kr-85Rb, Sr-90Zr, Ru-106Pd, Sb-125Te, Cs-137Ba, Ce-144Nd, Sm-151Eu, Eu-155Gd visible.

Ordered by mass number edit

Yield Isotope
0.0508% selenium-79
0.2717% krypton-85
5.7518% strontium-90
6.2956% zirconium-93
6.0507% technetium-99
0.3912% ruthenium-106
0.1629% palladium-107
0.0003% cadmium-113m
0.0297% antimony-125
0.0236% tin-126
0.6576% iodine-129
2.8336% iodine-131
6.7896% cesium-133 cesium-134
6.3333% iodine-135 xenon-135 cesium-135
6.0899% cesium-137
2.2713% promethium-147
1.0888% samarium-149
0.4203% samarium-151
0.0330% europium-155 gadolinium-155
0.0065% gadolinium-157

Ordered by halflife edit

Yield Isotope Halflife Comment
2.8336% 131I 8.02d Important in nuclear explosions and accidents but not in cooled spent nuclear fuel
0.3912% 106Ru 373.6d
6.7896% 133Cs 134Cs 2.065y neutron capture slowly converts stable 133Cs to 134Cs, which itself is low-yield because beta decay stops at 134Xe
2.2713% 147Pm 2.62y
0.0297% 125Sb 2.76y
<0.0330% 155Eu 155Gd 4.76y both neutron poisons
0.2717% 85Kr 10.78y Usually dispersed in atmosphere on nuclear reprocessing
<0.0003% 113mCd 14.1y
5.7518% 90Sr 28.9y
6.0899% 137Cs 30.17y
<0.4203% 151Sm 90y Most will be destroyed by neutron capture while still in reactor
6.0507% 99Tc 211ky Candidate for disposal by nuclear transmutation
0.0236% 126Sn 230ky
0.0508% 79Se 295ky
6.2956% 93Zr 1.53my
<6.3333% 135Cs 2.3my
0.1629% 107Pd 6.5my
0.6576% 129I 15.7my Candidate for disposal by nuclear transmutation
<1.0888% 149Sm nonradioactive neutron poison
<0.0065% 157Gd nonradioactive neutron poison

Ordered by thermal neutron neutron absorption cross section edit

Barns Yield Isotope Halflife Comment
2650000 6.3333% 135I 135Xe 6.57d Most important neutron poison; neutron capture rapidly converts 135Xe to 136Xe; remainder decays (9.14h) to 135Cs (2.3my)
254000 0.0065% 157Gd nonradioactive neutron poison, but low yield
40140 1.0888% 149Sm nonradioactive 2nd most important neutron poison
20600 0.0003% 113mCd 14.1y
15200 0.4203% 151Sm 90y most will be destroyed by neutron capture
3950 0.0330% 155Eu 155Gd 4.76y both neutron poisons
96 2.2713% 147Pm 2.62y
80 2.8336% 131I 8.02d
29 6.7896% 133Cs 134Cs 2.065y neutron capture slowly converts stable 133Cs to 134Cs, which itself is low-yield because beta decay stops at 134Xe
20 6.0507% 99Tc 211ky
18 0.6576% 129I 15.7my
2.7 6.2956% 93Zr 1.53my
1.8 0.1629% 107Pd 6.5my
1.66 0.2717% 85Kr 10.78y
0.90 5.7518% 90Sr 28.9y
0.15 0.3912% 106Ru 373.6d
0.11 6.0899% 137Cs 30.17y
0.0297% 125Sb 2.76y
0.0236% 126Sn 230ky
0.0508% 79Se 295ky