Which outcome results when hydrogen embrittlement weakens reactor vessels?

💡 Explanation

Hydrogen diffuses into the steel microstructure of the reactor, facilitating brittle fracture by weakening the metallic bonds via hydrogen embrittlement; therefore the metal loses tensile strength rather than other effects because hydrogen interferes with dislocation motion.

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