Is nuclear really low carbon, when you take into account the energy used in uranium mining and fuel manufacture, construction, decommissioning and waste disposal?
There have been numerous studies on the carbon emissions associated with the full lifecycle of different technologies. All reputable studies agree that nuclear is very low carbon compared with fossil fuel use (coal, oil or gas) and in fact is comparable with wind generation in terms of its carbon “footprint”, at around 5g/kWh of electricity generated.
