Which outcome occurs within reactor fuel rods during neutron flux peaking?

💡 Explanation

Increased neutron flux causes higher fission rates, therefore increasing neutron-absorbing fission product concentration due to neutron capture; this is neutron poisoning, rather than control rod interference from shadowing effects, because local reaction rate determines the equilibrium concentration.

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