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Italy / Government Starts Discussions On Possible Reintroduction Of Nuclear Power

By Kamen Kraev
22 September 2023

Country last had reactors online in 1990

Government Starts Discussions On Possible Reintroduction Of Nuclear Power
Italy shut down the last of the plants, Caorso (pictured) and Enrico Fermi, in 1990 following a referendum in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster. Courtesy Sogin.
Italy has kicked off an initiative to probe a return to nuclear energy, known as the National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Energy (PNNS), with a first meeting held on Thursday (21 September), local media said.

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