Lecture 12 of 19 · Social Problems of Nuclear Energy
12: Introduction to Radiation Risk
Nuclear Energy
Lectures
R. Scott Kemp
Nuclear Energy · 19 lectures
MIT 22.04, Fall 2025
19 lectures
1: Introduction to 22.04 and the History of Nuclear Power
2: Nuclear Technology 101
3: How Should We Join Climate Change to Energy Policy?
4: The Capital Cost of Nuclear Power
5: Can Nuclear Compete Given Decarbonization?
6: Nuclear Reactor Costs Worldwide and Potential Reductions
7: Can Renewables Decarbonize the U.S. Electricity Sector?
8: What Investors Need to Know About SMRs and Microreactors
9: How the Electric Grid Controls Progress on Decarbonization
10: Potential for Nuclear Process Heat
11: Externalities and How the NRC Regulates Nuclear Power12: Introduction to Radiation Risk
13: The Linear No-Threshold Theory
14: Is Nuclear Power Safe? Deaths Caused by Nuclear Accidents
15: Dealing with Nuclear Waste
16: Nuclear Proliferation and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle—Part 1
17: Nuclear Proliferation and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle — Part 2
18: Do We Need Nuclear Power to Fix Climate Change? A Review
19: Public Skepticism of Nuclear Power and a Way Forward