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← ScienceIn a Tokamak reactor needing extended lifespan, which consequence during plasma confinement results when bremsstrahlung radiation increases past design limits?
A)Reduced magnetic coil superconductivity duration✓
B)Increased likelihood of turbulent disruptions
C)Elevated likelihood of alpha particle quenching
D)Diminished rate of fusion reactivity
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Increased bremsstrahlung radiation deposits excess heat; the Resistive Heating mechanism causes zones of the superconducting magnetic confinement coils to lose superconductivity, because rising temperatures exceed critical thresholds; therefore reduced confinement occurs, rather than turbulent plasma or fusion power decreases under stable temperature gradients.
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