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Explores nuclear energy production, Swiss energy transition, reactor operation, historical developments, risks, and global reactor status.

Introduction and Review of Nuclear Physics

Covers the basics of nuclear physics, including reactor physics, neutron interactions, fission, fusion, and radioactivity.

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Explores the wave equation for a vibrating string and its numerical solution using finite difference formulas and the Newmark scheme in MATLAB/GNU Octave.

Nuclear Fuels: Uranium Isotopes

Explores uranium reserves, isotopes, and global distribution for nuclear power generation.

Nuclear Reactor Concepts: Safety and Sustainability

Explores new nuclear reactor concepts for enhanced safety and sustainability, covering topics from Generation-III to Generation-IV and beyond.

Methodology for Global Issues: Energy Vulnerability

Explores the methodology for analyzing energy vulnerability in global issues, emphasizing qualitative and quantitative assessments.

Nuclear Energy: Future Prospects

Explores the evolution, challenges, and future prospects of nuclear energy, including safety, waste management, and cost implications.

Nuclear Power Safety Concerns

Covers nuclear power safety concerns post-Fukushima, extreme weather impact, and financial risk estimation using extreme value theory.

The Swiss Energy Sector: Actors and Governance

Explores the Swiss energy sector, focusing on actors, governance, challenges, and future trends.

Energy Transition in Switzerland

Covers Switzerland's energy strategy, offering 15 to 20-minute videos on various energy topics and future improvements.

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

Covers the basics of nuclear engineering, reactor technology, safety barriers, reactor types, and thermodynamics of pressurized water reactors.

Swiss Energy Transition

Explores the Swiss energy transition, analyzing electricity supply, European market imbalance, and future challenges.

Future Energy Scenarios

Explores current and future energy scenarios, emphasizing the need for carbon-free sources like solar and fusion.

Energy Transition in Switzerland: Electricity Generation

Explores electricity and heat generation in Switzerland, covering various energy conversion methods, fuel cells, and efficiency comparisons.

Angular Momentum: Central Forces

Covers cinematic and cemetery moments, central forces, trajectories, and examples of central forces.

Cogeneration: Conclusion

Covers the applications, uses, layouts, and take-home message of cogeneration.

Nuclear Energy: Basics and Impact

Covers the basics of nuclear reactions, the history of nuclear energy, and its pros and cons.

Mitigating CO2 Emissions: Energy Transition

Emphasizes the transition to renewables to mitigate CO2 emissions and discusses nuclear energy challenges, costs, and perspectives.

Decarbonization: Energy Transition & Sustainability

Delves into the feasibility of decarbonizing the electricity sector by 2050 using renewable energies, emphasizing economic competitiveness and sustainability.

Nuclear Challenges and Conclusion

Discusses nuclear challenges, waste management, uranium enrichment, reactor generations, and the future of nuclear energy.