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Which outcome follows increased neutron absorption when nuclear binding capacity drops?

A)Reactor criticality risk diminishes significantly
B)Gamma radiation accelerates fuel cladding corrosion
C)Delayed neutron fraction rises unexpectedly
D)Coolant passage experiences elevated scale formation

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Increased neutron absorption and reduced binding in fuel creates unstable isotopes, leading to more beta decays and gamma radiation through the **internal conversion**. Gamma radiation increases, therefore corrosive processes accelerate on vessel and rods, rather than other effects of reactivity change alone.

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