Which outcome occurs when enriched uranium isotopes transmute within reactor fuel rods?

💡 Explanation

Neutron absorption cross-section decreases because isotope transmutation reduces fissile material, weakening the sustained chain reaction; this is due to neutron capture. Therefore, reactivity declines rather than changes like prompt temperature or void coefficient which require different conditions.

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