Why no heavy delayed neutron emitters?

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Delayed decays don´t seem to occur in elements heavier than Tl
As a rule, starting with He, the heavy isotopes of all elements are delayed neutron emitters:
  1. He-4 stable
  2. He-5 unbound
  3. He-6 β- only 807 ms
  4. He-7 unbound
  5. He-8 β-n 16% of 120 ms
then:
  1. Li-7 stable
  2. Li-8 β- only 839 ms
  3. Li-9 β-n2α 50% of 178 ms
etc... till
  1. Tl-205 stable
  2. Tl-206 (RaE) β- only 252 s
  3. Tl-207 (AcC) β- only 286 s
  4. Tl-208 (ThC'') β- only 183 s
  5. Tl-209 β- only 130 s
  6. Tl-210 (RaC'') β-n 0,01% of 78 s
  7. Tl-211 β-n 2,2% of 80 s
But then:
  1. Pb-208 (ThD) stable
  2. Pb-209 β- only 3,24 h
  3. Pb-210 (RaD) β- only 22 y
  4. Pb-211 (AcB) β- only 2170 s
  5. Pb-212 (ThB) β- only 10,6 h
  6. Pb-213 β- only 610 s
  7. Pb-214 (RaB) β- only 1625 s
  8. Pb-215 β- only 142 s
  9. Pb-216 β- only 40 s
  10. Pb-217 β- only 20 s
  11. Pb-218 β- only 15 s
... and that´s it? No Pb isotopes are delayed neutron emitters.
This seems also to be the case for all heavier elements to about 100. Heavy isotopes are pure beta emitters, with no delayed neutrons. Why?
Also, is it possible for an isotope to undergo delayed fission? As in β-f? Are there any such isotopes?
 
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