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Protest against nuclear power plant near Venice

The country has chosen to adopt AREVA’s infamous EPR reactor design which is not yet operational anywhere in the world. The prototypes currently being built in Finland and France are already notorious for their safety concerns, massive cost overruns and schedule delays.

Veneto says NO! to Berlusconi´s nuclear plans Greenpeace by jmckeati – July 28, 2010 This morning 20 GP activists from Italy and Austria made a 2000 square-metre anti-nuclear-sign at the Lido di Venezia in a spectacular protest against the planned nuclear ‘renaissance’ in Italy. Continue reading →

July 29, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Italy, opposition to nuclear | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, reactors | 2 Comments

Italy’s terrorist danger from nuclear waste dumps, and neighbouring reactors

Terrorism report warns of ‘dirty bomb’ risks, says Italy’s nuclear waste deposits vulnerable, The Canadian Press:By The Associated Press (CP) – 15 June 2010, ROME — Italy’s dumps of nuclear waste and other radioactive material are vulnerable to terrorists and should be kept under strict security, a terrorism report released Monday said. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Italy, safety | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive, reactors, uranium | Leave a comment

Nuclear weapons in Italy and other European countries

ITALIE HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Argue with everyone, 12 April, 2010, Pentagon confirms Italie has nuclear weapons From a report by U.S. environmental association Natural Resources Defense Council [1], we had already learned that the United States store 90 nuclear bombs on two Italian bases: 50 in Aviano (Pordenone) and 40 in Ghedi Torre (Brescia). Continue reading →

April 12, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Italy, weapons and war | AUSTRALIA, nuclear weapons | Leave a comment

Nuclear power on the nose in Italy

‘We are against nuclear power and today in Rome most of the regions stood for this idea’.

Political risk for Italian nuclear World Nuclear News 3 Feb 2010 Italy’s inter-regional body rejected the nuclear energy policy proposed by Silvio Berlusconi’s government during a late January session. Meanwhile, regional elections are approaching, giving rise to fears for Italy’s nuclear renaissance. Continue reading →

February 4, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Italy, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, radiation, radioactive, reactor, reactors | Leave a comment

Italy delaying nuclear power plants

Italy won’t unveil nuke sites until 2011 Sydney Morning Herald January 21, 2010 – “………………The centre-left governments of Naples’ Campania region and that of Apulia, also in the south, have already said they would not host nuclear plants on their territory.Italy’s Greens sparked a fierce political debate in December when they released a list of sites they said the government was considering, and the issue is expected to colour regional elections in late March…………….. Continue reading →

January 21, 2010 Posted by Christina Macpherson | Italy, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin | Leave a comment

Funding and planning problems hit Italy’s nuclear industry

Italy may have big nuclear ambitions, but funding and plannning problems have not been resolved Utilty Week by: Simon Jones | 02 October 2009 Enel has set up a joint venture with EDF to deliver the first four of at least ten nuclear reactors in Italy, as promised by president Berlusconi. But where to site the reactors – and how to pay for them – has yet to be established.. Continue reading →

October 13, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, Italy | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium | Leave a comment

Italy’s nuclear waste scandal revealed

Euro News 17 Sept 09 The discovery of a shipload of toxic and nuclear waste scuttled off the Italian coast by the Calabrian mafia is just the tip of the iceberg. At least 32 other wrecks await investigation as police widen their investigation. Continue reading →

September 17, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, Italy, wastes | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, uranium, wastes | Leave a comment

Big push for nuclear in italy

Energy Collective by Dan Yurman on 09/16/2009″…………Italy is moving to build eight new nuclear reactors after earlier this year overturning a two-decade old ban on them……… Continue reading →

September 17, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, business and costs, Italy | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment