By that standard, no energy source is carbon neutral since wind and solar also require mining and construction. To our best estimate, the footprint of nuclear

By that standard, no energy source is carbon neutral since wind and solar also require mining and construction. To our best estimate, the footprint of nuclear is a bit higher than solar and wind, but much closer to them than fossil fuels. e.g.: https://www.carbonbrief.org/solar-wind-nuclear-amazingly-low-carbon-footprints https://www.carbonbrief.org/solar-wind-nuclear-amazingly-low... Edit: see page 539 here for a better comparison https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_chapter7.pdf https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5...