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← ScienceWhich risk increases when containment fails during isotope production?
A)Radionuclide bioaccumulation via the food chain✓
B)Increased reactor criticality thermal runaway
C)Reduced neutron absorption moderator efficiency
D)Catalyst poisoning decreasing tritium yield
💡 Explanation
Radionuclide bioaccumulation increases because radioactive decay releases isotopes into the environment, affecting ecosystems because organisms accumulate these isotopes through consumption, therefore affecting the food chain rather than increased reactor events under controlled procedures.
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