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I'm not ignoring it. Every single renewable method of power generation requires mining and transport of raw materials, manufacture of those materials into usable parts, then assembly and transport of those parts into finished product ready for installation.
Keep in mind that someone could make a fossil fuel energy plant net zero by simply buying carbon offsets. That's kinda part of the whole reason why it's almost meaningless and why I specifically didn't mention it in my response.
Additionally, shelf life doesn't mean service life and you're confusing the two. Fuel rods have a service life of 5 or 6 years and have to be disposed of. Have you seen the amount of nuclear waste compared to the waste even from other renewables by this point?
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