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• Italy Reverses Nuclear Policy

  In a move meant to bring an end to being the world's biggest net importer of electricity, the Italian government today announced that they will begin building nuclear power plants by 2013. The decision is a reversal of a 1987 referendum , banning the use of nuclear power in the country. From The New York Times , “By the end of this legislature we will put down the foundation stone for the construction... Posted May 22 2008, 05:44 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Italy

• Mambo Italiano: Nuclear Energy in Italy?

  It certainly seems likely : Enel SpA. plans to build a nuclear power plant in Italy to take advantage of a possible legislative shift in Italy making nuclear power production legal, Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing chief executive Fulvio Conti. This would be a big change: nuclear energy has been banned in Italy since 1987. The reason for the change would apparently be the mandate voters... Posted Apr 22 2008, 11:01 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: New Nuclear Plant, Italy

• Italy Looking at Nuclear Again

  From Reuters : Simmering debate of a nuclear energy relaunch in Italy, banned 20 years ago in a referendum, got a fresh boost on Wednesday with the news that major utilities were to draft a plan to build nuclear power stations. A newly created think tank Energy Lab, which includes experts from leading Italian utilities A2A A2.MI and Edison, will soon start a feasibility study to build at least three... Posted Jan 15 2008, 03:43 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: New Nuclear Plant, Italy