Which risk increases when high-energy neutrons bombard tungsten's crystal lattice?

💡 Explanation

Neutron irradiation causes displaced atoms, leading to Frenkel pairs that aggregate into voids via the mechanism of vacancy supersaturation. This leads to macroscopic swelling because more vacancies cluster rather than interstitials. Therefore swelling occurs, rather than property improvement or superconductivity, which involves cooperative quantum effects.

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