Which risk increases when reactor cooling stagnates during decay?

💡 Explanation

Oxidation increases because the decay heat raises cladding temperature and the steam oxidation reaction accelerates according to Arrhenius law; oxidation occurs, therefore, rather than criticality problems. Control rod temperatures remain stable.

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