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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp
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Historical discovery of nuclear energy, from its stellar origins to the development of reactors after WWII, highlighting dual-use dangers, secrecy, politics, and how military and political imperatives locked in light-water reactor technology.
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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/22-04j-social-problems-of-nuclear-energy-fall-2025/
YouTube Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEd-FHe0va8k
Historical discovery of nuclear energy, from its stellar origins to the development of reactors after WWII, highlighting dual-use dangers, secrecy, politics, and how military and political imperatives locked in light-water reactor technology.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms
More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu
Support OCW at ow.ly/a1If50zVRlQ
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