Which risk increases when a transuranic alpha source encapsulation fails?

💡 Explanation

Alpha decay causes a nucleus to emit an alpha particle and recoil. The recoil causes significant lattice atom displacement because conservation of momentum transfers energy to the daughter nucleus; therefore, increased displacement results, rather than fission that requires achieving critical mass.

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