Which risk markedly increases in fusion reactors when plasma-facing wall temperatures exceed set limits?

💡 Explanation

Elevated surface temperatures significantly increase sputtering, a mechanism expelling wall atoms into the plasma because thermal energy overcomes their surface binding. Therefore increased material sputtering is expected, rather than solely reduced neutron reactions or quenching which have other drivers.

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