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Which risk increases unexpectedly in pulsed fusion reactors when tritium decays?

A)Neutron flux within the blanket
B)Helium-3 buildup within coolant
C)Decreased plasma confinement time
D)Bremsstrahlung radiation from impurities

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Helium-3 buildup rises because tritium beta decay transmutes tritium into helium-3 nuclei; therefore, heat transfer inefficiencies are increased in the coolant, rather than plasma confinement issues or neutron flux alteration, because helium affects thermal properties

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