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Which changes cause increased fission energy gain in enriched uranium reactor fuel pellets?

A)Increased neutron moderation and thermalisation
B)Decreased parasitic neutron absorption events
C)Higher nuclear binding energy per nucleon
D)Reduced fuel pellet operating temperatures

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Greater fission product nuclide instability occurs caused by lower nuclear binding energy because daughter nuclei achieve increased stability than uranium-235; therefore, higher potential energy release upon fission rather than structural pellet changes during operation..

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