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by Manuel_D 1161 days ago
Correct, but transport, steel manufacturing, etc. are also required for solar, wind, hydro, and whatnot. The real question you're asking is, "what is the net carbon emissions of nuclear power?".

And the answer is that it's lower than most renewables: https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/energy-and...