Coal is a boon to civilization. Besides cheap reliable energy, and local jobs, our cozy & warm 21st century lives rely on coal byproducts.

The reason why nuclear plants are red-tape bureaucratized to not exist is that imperfect humans impose short sighted rules restricting energy freedom.

The only way humanity progresses on the Kardashev scale is to remove red tape, and allow energy freedom for folks to pursue all abundant, cheap, reliable electricity sources. This means coal, and nuclear!