Which outcome results when a nuclear power plant loses coolant and reactor temperatures rise rapidly toward exceeding fuel cladding limits?

💡 Explanation

Elevated fuel cladding temperatures reduce structural integrity, creating risk of core melting due to disruption of heat removal by convection. This leads to core overheat because increased kinetic energy causes fuel instability, therefore, melting becomes more, rather then less, likely when temperatures in the core rise substantially.

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