Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

---

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

This lecture explains the Linear No Threshold Theory of radiation dose-response and why it is used for radiation protection.

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

We encourage constructive comments and discussion on OCW’s YouTube and other social media channels. Personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, and inappropriate comments are not allowed and may be removed. More details at https://ocw.mit.edu/comments.