Nuclear reactors are inefficient, costly, and dangerous. Coal, oil, and other energy resources are highly pollutant and can produce many unhealthy effects for those who work closely with them. Thorium is an abundant resource on earth and is more efficient at producing power. A simple Google search will show how energy from Thorium reactors could not only improve our country, but the planet.
Related links:
http://energyfromthorium.com/
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf62.html
http://www.webelements.com/thorium/
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13308&page=17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK367T7h6ZY