Energy Costs Now ‘Main Issue’ For US Ally That Barred Nuclear Power

Energy Costs Now ‘Main Issue’ For US Ally That Barred Nuclear Power

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said high energy costs are the most critical economic issue for her country on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Italy has embraced green energy and enacted a ban on nuclear power that has lasted nearly 40 years, though the nation’s Council of Ministers and Meloni have recently moved to reintroduce the technology, joining other European countries like Belgium, Denmark, and Germany that are also […] Energy Costs…

Rome, 28 May (askanews) - The majority of Italians are in favour of the development of new renewable energy plants in their territory but if accompanied by potential economic benefits, obtained through local development projects. This is what emerges from a study presented today to the Foreign Press by Project Tempo - an active research organisation at European level - that has analyzed the relationship between climate policies, tax and electora…

Italy is to return to nuclear power. The Council of Ministers has already approved a draft law designed to create the basis for the construction of new nuclear power plants. The government is relying on so-called "Small Modular Reactors" (SMR) – compact and more flexible reactors than conventional nuclear power plants. The development of these mini reactors is also being investigated by the newly founded Nuclitalia company, which was founded by …