[bjourne]

No it is not disingenuous! The point is that the standard of reliability that you require for renewable energy cannot be higher than the one you require for nuclear energy.

You say that a handful of nuclear plants can hit five nines of reliability. Sure, but then you must also consider a network of thousands of wind parks that can also hit five nines of reliability without breaking a sweat. Even assuming a high correlation in wind conditions.

You say that import is not an option because electricity is so critical. But then how come all the world's nuclear power is dependent on imports of uranium from Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia? Not to mention oil and food imports.

Is wind power the perfect energy source? No. Is it better than what we have? YES.

[ThomPete]

the reliability of nuclear is 90%, the reliability of wind and solar is 20-40%

So yes its pretty disingenuous . Nuclear is a backup for wind and solar, not the other way around.