I’m not that big of a fan of fission. 10,000 years from now we will still have to wear masks to visit Chernobyl. As a ferinstance.
But fission has powered a lot of countries, submarines, and aircraft carriers.
I see it as an interim solution to LENR.
“10,000 years from now we will still have to wear masks to visit Chernobyl. “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DWnjcSo9J0
Chernobyl - What It’s Like Today
Thorium reactors can be fed what is now considered high and medium level nuclear waste. By using what is now considered waste as feedstock the worlds nuclear waste load can be utilized. I see that as a good thing, too bad China not the U.S. seems to be leading here.