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The Finns are in, the French led the way (and they’re demanding more) and now the Italians have joined Europe’s nuclear power renaissance.

Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni recently reversed her country’s legislated moratorium against the cleanest and most reliable form of power generation there is. Meloni’s move makes way for the reactivation of 3 plants shuttered after the moratorium took effect – Caorso (860MW), Enrico Fermi (260MW) and Latina (153MW) along with plans to build all new plants, as well as tapping into the latest small modular reactor technology.

As Duggan Flanakin reports below, any country with any sense has already signed up to a nuclear-powered future.

Italy Returns to Nuclear Sanity. Shouldn’t We?
Real Clear Energy
Duggan Flanakin
15 May 2023

The Italian parliament, demonstrating confidence in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, this week formally backed her plan to reintroduce nuclear power plants into Italy’s energy mix, reversing…