Nuclear, Geothermal, and Hydro are the only energy sources in the world that have been able to shut off fossil fuel plants so far. The second and third require being blessed by geography and geology. Deep geothermal and tidal have a lot of environmental constraints that make them difficult material engineering problems.
Solar and wind have not been anything but peak demand sources in every country that has attempted to push it. A clean energy solution needs a variety of sources to make the energy grid both reliable and shock resistant. And the answer may not be a "one size fits all" approach.
If people want to be serious about "green energy" then all are worth pursuing and that will necessarily necessitate higher energy bills. You are not going to get a free lunch.
>>11283584Protactinium 233 is produced in copious quantities in Thorium reactors by mass. The activity is so high that no one has yet figured out a way to actually repair a leak or malfunctioning pipe if it may (probably will) be contaminated with Pa233.
