High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Xenon-135 (135Xe) is an unstable isotope of xenon with a half-life of about 9.2 hours. 135Xe is a fission product of uranium and Xe-135 is the most powerful known neutron-absorbing nuclear poison (2 million barns), with a significant effect on nuclear reactor operation. The ultimate yield of xenon-135 from fission is 6.3%, though most of this is from fission-produced tellurium-135 and iodine-135.