Which risk increases when a pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) uses improperly purified heavy water?

💡 Explanation

Enhanced corrosion occurs because light water contamination causes isotopic exchange via the Arrhenius effect increasing H+ concentration and redox reactions. Therefore degradation increases, rather than a purely nuclear accident risk, because light water acts as corrosion initiator.

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