Italy Returns to Nuclear After 40-Year Hiatus

For the first time in nearly four decades, Italy is considering nuclear power as part of its energy calculus.

The Italian Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a government plan to restart nuclear power generation, Reuters said, almost 40 years after a referendum led to the closure of Italy’s reactors: The government aims to deploy advanced modular reactors to help decarbonise industry and strengthen energy security, arguing that technological and safety advances have rendered the 1987 anti-nuclear vote obsolete.