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The leader of the smaller ruling party Lega also suggested a location: his hometown of Milan. Italy had already withdrawn from nuclear energy after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The last nuclear power stations were removed from the electricity grid after a referendum in 1990.
As a result of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, a renewed debate about energy supplies has been raging in Italy for some time. Like Germany, the country with 59 million inhabitants is trying to reduce its dependence on supplies from abroad. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s larger ruling party, Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), is also campaigning for new nuclear power plants. The construction of new nuclear power plants in Europe is considered very expensive and will take many years – even if the schedules are adhered to.
In Italy there had now been considerations about returning to nuclear energy. However, after the 2011 reactor disaster in Fukushima, Japan, the plans were halted. In a referendum at the time, more than 94 percent spoke out against it. Salvini, who is also deputy head of government, is now calling for a new referendum. The coalition of three right-wing parties will soon be in power for a year.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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