Lecture 6: Nuclear Reactor Cost Around the World and the Potential for Cost Reduction @mitocw
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MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energy, Fall 2025
Instructor: R. Scott Kemp

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In this lecture, we examine the cost of nuclear power in non-U.S. countries, how it is that nuclear power has appeared to be more affordable in some nations, the underlying drivers of nuclear power’s cost, and the potential for learning-based cost reductions.

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