SMR

Small modular nuclear (SMR) reactors produces excess heat which can be used to generate more electricity which can then be used to either desalt sea water or break down water into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis or both. The plant can be build in the desert near the ocean so the fresh water can be used to grow food in the desert. The hydrogen can be used as a fuel for transportation or the hydrogen can be combined with CO2 to synthesis organic fuels that can be used for heavy equipment and or planes. Hydrogen can be combined with nitrogen from the atmosphere to make ammonia using the Haber process. Now we have a thorium SMR located on the Mediterranean Sea which is near the desert. The water is desalted and the ammonia is produced and we have perfect set up to grow two crops per year and the cost is minimal. The deserts in the Southwest USA can become croplands. We can stop global warming and feed a hungry world. We don't need long transmission lines because plants are smaller and installed near the use point. The only thing standing in the way is politics.