Convert Kilocuries to Gigacuries
Convert Kilocuries (kCi) to Gigacuries (GCi) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
GCi = kCi × 1.000000000e-6
About Kilocuries
The kilocurie (kCi) equals 3.7 × 10¹³ Bq. ⁶⁰Co and ¹³⁷Cs blood irradiation and food sterilisation facilities use 20-200 kCi sources; research reactor fission product inventories are characterised in kCi; ⁹⁰Sr/⁹⁰Y radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) contain 10-150 kCi. 1 kCi = 3.7 × 10¹³ Bq.
About Gigacuries
The gigacurie (GCi) equals 3.7 × 10¹⁹ Bq. The total fission product inventory of a 1 GWe nuclear power reactor at equilibrium is ~0.5 GCi; global spent fuel inventories worldwide exceed 10 GCi; total reactor-produced tritium in the world's oceans is estimated at ~1 GCi. 1 GCi = 3.7 × 10¹⁹ Bq.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilocuries (kCi) | Gigacuries (GCi) |
|---|---|
| 1 kCi | 1 × 10-6 GCi |
| 2 kCi | 2 × 10-6 GCi |
| 5 kCi | 5 × 10-6 GCi |
| 10 kCi | 1 × 10-5 GCi |
| 25 kCi | 2.5 × 10-5 GCi |
| 50 kCi | 5 × 10-5 GCi |
| 100 kCi | 1 × 10-4 GCi |