Is Italy going back to nuclear power?The Minister of the Environment:“First reactor hypothesis in 2030”

"It's a great choice and the only one we have to give continuity to electricity production"

ROME – “We express satisfaction, it is a great choice and the only one we have to give continuity to the production of electricity and therefore to the response to consumers compared to the growth in electricity consumption that we will have in the coming decades".This was said by the Minister of the Environment, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, arriving at the conference 'For a young Europe' underway at the Tempio di Adriano in Rome, commenting on the words in favor of the return to nuclear power by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on the sidelines of the G7 Transport meeting in Milan.

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“Italy's reasoning is to move towards small reactors“, explained Pichetto.As for the timing, “all analysts point to the next decade. From what year could they become operational?Let's say from 2030“.