Coal

For those people who are interested in nuclear power, of which I am one, they find numerous investigations and experiments and projects in the nuclear power field going on around the world. As more and more information is presented it becomes obvious that the solution to the problems of climate change is nuclear power. New laws, new ways of financing and new technology are paving the path to a nuclear future. New impetus for nuclear comes not only from moving in that direction but understanding that wind and solar will create more environmental hazards and will not solve the problem. The old large scale Gigawatt uranium plants that most people are familiar with are being replaced with small Megawatt thorium plants. These small units will be manufactured on an assembly line and moved to the use point on semi trucks thus eliminating the need for long power lines. The energy density of thorium means less waste products to dispose. One pound of thorium contains the same amount of energy as 3.5 million pounds of coal which would leave behind 350,000 pounds of waste as coal ash.