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Which risk increases during spent nuclear fuel pool storage?

A)Recriticality event begins sustained fission
B)Alpha decay causes cladding corrosion
C)Beta emission induces fuel swelling
D)Gamma radiation causes structural embrittlement

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Recriticality risk increases, therefore a sustained fission chain becomes probable, because neutron moderation can occur with accumulating fissile material. This induces criticality rather than cladding alterations or embrittlement from decay.

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