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← ScienceWhich outcome results when deuterium-tritium fuel contamination exceeds threshold levels in a tokamak fusion reactor?
A)Increased neutron flux generation
B)Plasma confinement degradation✓
C)Enhanced alpha particle heating
D)Elevated bremsstrahlung radiation
💡 Explanation
Plasma contamination causes energy loss through increased radiation. This leads to decreased plasma temperature. Therefore plasma density or stability degrades because radiative dissipation increases, rather than fusion rates increasing or neutron flux enhancement.
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