This take care of petroleum scarcity and reliance on fossil fuels. Let us say that the Government were responsible ("Oh, to dream the impossible dream!"), this could replace most fossil fuels within our lifetime. Also very safe and produces essentially no waste, about the same as pure fusion, see pdf.
There is not enough available uranium to do the job (about a hundred year supply), as most uranium is dissolved in the ocean. Besides, uranium power cycles have well known disadvantages.
Thorium reserves are sufficient for many thousands of years at present energy usage levels. This is being pursued seriously by major actors.
I bet you guys think I am not an optimist. Fah. Realist, yes. Optimist, yes.
The existing "rent seeking" classes are the obstacle, always. Call it the Banker - Government Axis. Corporations are part of this too, but the Banker - Government factions have the real power. Shucks, the Government could pass a law saying "the only persons under law are natural persons" and that would be the end of corporations. So who has the power? Eh?
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