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Italian Deputies vote to overturn nuclear ban

A government bill overturning Italy's moratorium on nuclear power has been approved by the lower chamber of the country's government and has been passed for approval to the country's Senate.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-06-2008
Italy's nuclear course correction

An official 'mea culpa' puts the cost of not having nuclear energy at 50 billion euros ($63B) In the next two decades Italy is planning to get 25% of its electricity from nuclear energy, 25% from renewable sources such as solar and wind, and the remainder from fossil (coal & natural gas)...

Posted to Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-26-2008
Nuclear phase out a '€50 billion mistake'

Italy will begin new nuclear power station construction by 2013, reversing the 'terrible mistake' made in phasing out nuclear power, said Claudio Scajola, Italy's Minister for Economic Development.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-20-2008
Spending boost for Italian clean-up

Work to dismantle Italy's nuclear power plants will be accelerated under a new business plan from the firm responsible for the job. Spending schedules will go up by €90 million, while new plants are planned.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-24-2008
Italian and British leaders to work on nuclear

The prime ministers of Italy and the UK held meetings in London yesterday, agreeing to work together on nuclear energy. Both countries have seen dramatic policy changes to come to be among the most pro-nuclear in the world.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-11-2008
The I Edition of Global Nuclear Notes: India, Iran, Italy

Some updates of stories we've been following here: Italy has found a partner for its nuclear ambitions. The winner: Great Britain. Here's British PM Gordon Brown: "We both agreed that nuclear power can play an important part (in achieving) our shared objectives on climate change and energy...

Posted to Nuclear Energy Institute (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-10-2008
Italy to build ship for Russian submarine waste

Italian state-owned shipbuilder Fincantieri has been awarded a contract to build a ship for the transport of irradiated fuel and radioactive waste derived from Russian nuclear-powered submarines.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-04-2008
Nuclear cooperation to come with Italy

Italy could begin a program of nuclear cooperation with Russia following a ministerial meeting in Moscow yesterday. A joint working group on nuclear energy is to be launched at an intergovernmental meeting in October.

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-29-2008
Edison conducting nuclear feasibility study

[Thomas Financial, 16 July] Italy's Edison will complete a feasibility study on nuclear power generation by the end of the year, according to the company's director of development, Roberto Poti. Edison has previously said the group's next industrial plan could contain some reference to nuclear...

Posted to World Nuclear News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-17-2008
'Eppur si muove' - Italy reverses course on nuclear energy

The government plans to produce it on a vast scale but first it must deal with the legacy of coal Italy's new government announced last week that within five years it plans to start building nuclear power plants. Two decades ago the country's voters banned them and ordered the decommissioning...

Posted to Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-30-2008

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