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Originally Posted by Wikipedia Like renewables (except biomass), nuclear generation does not produce carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and other pollutants associated with the combustion of fossil fuels (pollution from fossil fuels causes many times more deaths each year in the US alone [49]). <snip> However, just like any power source (including renewables like wind and solar energy), the facilities to produce and distribute the electricity require energy to build. Nuclear fuel must also be collected and processed to extract it from ore. The collection, construction, and transportation equipment used in these processes are either directly powered by diesel and gasoline engines, or draw electricity from the power grid, which in most countries is fed mostly by fossil fuel-powered generators.

Though of course, the nuclear waste isn't too good. Many countries see nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels though.