Which process accelerates reactivity increases in a nuclear reactor?

💡 Explanation

Doppler broadening increases neutron capture cross-sections at higher fuel temperatures, leading to a positive feedback in fission because heating from fission leads to faster fission; therefore reactivity accelerates, rather than being suppressed like Xenon poisoning.

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