Which risk dramatically increases after spent nuclear fuel's gamma emission decays?

💡 Explanation

Proliferation risk increases after gamma decay because it facilitates handling and processing; decreased radiation shielding requirements increase access to fissile material. This allows potential diversion rather than causing criticality problems with neutron moderation directly, therefore radiation drops.

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