Thorium Nuclear Energy

So what is the big deal about thorium?
 In 2006, writing in the magazine Cosmos, Tim Dean summarized perhaps the most optimistic scenario for what a Thorium-powered nuclear world would be like:

What if we could build a nuclear reactor that offered no possibility of a meltdown, generated its power inexpensively, created no weapons-grade by-products, and burnt up existing high-level waste as well as old nuclear weapon stockpiles? And what if the waste produced by such a reactor was radioactive for a mere few hundred years rather than tens of thousands? It may sound too good to be true, but such a reactor is indeed possible, and a number of teams around the world are now working to make it a reality. What makes this incredible reactor so different is its fuel source: thorium. 

The Next Space Race

The moon may be the answer as an abundant source for nuclear energy.

The World Nuclear Association (WNA) projects possible world expansion of nuclear
generating capability from current base of 387 GWe (441 plants rated @ 880 MWe (Ave) to
1,200-3,000 GWe by 205

Nuclear Experts Explain Worst-Case Scenario at Fukushima Power Plant: Scientific American

Nuclear Experts Explain Worst-Case Scenario at Fukushima Power Plant: Scientific American: "Nuclear Experts Explain Worst-Case Scenario at Fukushima Power Plant
The type of accident occurring now in Japan derives from a loss of offsite AC power and then a subsequent failure of emergency power on site. Engineers there are racing to restore AC power to prevent a core meltdown."

I hope restoring power to the core is the simple solution.