Which consequence results when a coolant failure arrests moderation during uranium fission?

💡 Explanation

Neutron moderation requires slow neutrons to sustain fission; loss of coolant causes hard spectrum transition. Because criticality depends on **neutron thermalization**, the uranium fuel reactivity drops sharply; therefore the chain reaction decays, rather than accelerates with control rod failure.

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