Lecture 2: Nuclear Technology 101

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-so... YouTube Playlist:    • MIT 22.04 Social Problems of Nuclear Energ...   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 http://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.