Which instability causes reactor failure during xenon poisoning?

💡 Explanation

Oscillating neutron flux results from iodine-135 decaying into xenon-135, which strongly absorbs neutrons initiating neutron flux oscillations. This is because Xe-135 absorbs neutrons enhancing fission causing a temporary power increase, therefore flux varies spatially leading to instability and failure, rather than other temperature related mechanisms.

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