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Still, it's much easier to install wet scrubbers on thousands of power plants rather than millions of vehicles.

Which we need to phase out too. Unless you want to run them on charcoal and bio-gas (and then you probably won't get the volume), most combustion plants need to be mothballed within 10-20 years.

Nuclear energy does not pollute much.

1.) nuclear isn't the only source of energy

2.) nuclear power emits greenhouse gases indirectly: (a) construction/decommission of the power plant, (b) mining and extraction of Uranium, (c) contamination of nuclear waste.

The construction and decommissioning of nuclear has an exceedingly negligible carbon footprint relative to its lifetime energy generation. The same criticisms apply to wind and solar as well, they’re also energy intensive to manufacture, transport and install.

Besides, in a world with a surplus of nuclear energy, much of the plant construction and mining could be performed using nuclear generated electricity rather than burning diesel.

per megawatt, it's much less than any other source (even if you include construction and extraction costs, it'd be disingenuous not to)

Yup, I think the only renewable that competes is geothermal.

We are very close to eliminating coal plants in the UK.