Premier Giorgia Meloni's government
is working on a framework law to enable Italy to return to
nuclear power, sources said on Thursday.
The bill is expected to be approved by the cabinet by the end of
this month, the sources said.
It features the establishment of a nuclear control agency.
Italy abandoned nuclear power following a referendum in the wake
of the Chernobyl disaster but the government is looking to
return to atomic energy soon with small latest-generation
reactors.
Meloni said Wednesday that she is hopeful the development of
nuclear fusion can change the course of history in a speech at
the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week event.
"The future of the energy transition and digitalization will
depend on our ability to find a balance between sustainability
and innovation," Meloni said.
"We must develop a balanced energy mix, based on the
technologies we have, those we are experimenting with and those
yet to be identified, not only renewable energy, but also gas,
biofuels, green hydrogen and the capture of carbon dioxide.
"That's without forgetting nuclear fusion, which can potentially
produce clean, safe, unlimited energy, and transform energy from
a geopolitical weapon into a widely accessible resource that can
actually change history".
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