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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp
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A basic introduction to nuclear energy for non-experts: binding energy, neutron physics, thermal vs fast reactors, uranium and thorium fuel cycles, enrichment, reactor types (PWR, BWR, graphite, fast, MSR), safety tradeoffs, and a brief fusion overview.
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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
A basic introduction to nuclear energy for non-experts: binding energy, neutron physics, thermal vs fast reactors, uranium and thorium fuel cycles, enrichment, reactor types (PWR, BWR, graphite, fast, MSR), safety tradeoffs, and a brief fusion overview.
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.
