Italy Has Passed A Law On Returning To Nuclear Energy

The country's last nuclear reactor was shut down in 1987.

The Italian Senate passed a law allowing the country to resume the development of nuclear energy nearly 40 years after abandoning it. Eighty-one senators voted in favor of the initiative, while 51 voted against it. Another seven abstained from voting, according to the Associated Press.

“Nuclear energy is not a return to the past. When combined with renewable energy sources, it is a win-win technology capable of delivering outstanding results in ensuring our energy security,” said Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Picchetto Fratin.

The bill, previously passed by the lower house of parliament, establishes the legal framework for the development of new nuclear technologies. Within a year, the government must develop regulations for reactor licensing, safety requirements, procedures for radioactive waste management, and criteria for selecting future sites.

This law does not authorize the construction of any reactors. Instead, it establishes the necessary regulatory framework before future projects can be proposed and approved, the agency notes.

The country’s last nuclear reactor was shut down in 1987 following a referendum held after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. In 2011, the authorities attempted to revive the nuclear power industry, but following the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, this initiative failed to gain support in a referendum.

In late March, Bloomberg reported, citing informed sources, that the Italian government—against the backdrop of rising global energy prices, particularly for natural gas—had begun exploring the possibility of resuming nuclear power generation.

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