In general, the use of a more sustainable material and process benefits our planet, its biodiversity and humankind. Thorium impacts our environment much less with a cleaner and less risky process enabling it use in different locations, including areas where water is scares such as deserts. Its characteristics also enable for the use in smaller scales and distributed in several regions, facilitating its dissemination.

Helium-3 solves a different purpose. Due to its abundance on the Moon, it is a solution that can be used to power the space exploration and colonization. This is a solution that can make it possible for us to use the Moon as a stopping point to reach other worlds.

A negative effect of these forms of nuclear energy is that there will be, as we have today, all sorts of geopolitical conflicts. Thorium is a type of rare earth material, and they are already being used as a trade weapon between nations. For the same reason, we are bound to see conflicts on the Moon in the future for the rights of mining Helium-3.