Premier Giorgia Meloni said Friday that her cabinet has given the green light to a bill paving the way for Italy's return to nuclear power. Italy abandoned nuclear power following a referendum in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster but the government plans to return to atomic energy with small latest-generation reactors to reduce reliance on imports and cut greenhouse gas emissions in view of the climate crisis.

Italy’s cabinet has approved a new legal framework aimed at reintroducing nuclear power generation, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government looks to overturn a decades-long ban.

Government officials in Italy have implemented a new law that allows for nuclear energy to return in the country, four decades after voters banned the

Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet will examine a decree with measures to combat soaring energy bills and a bill regarding Italy's return to nuclear energy at a meeting on Friday, according to the agenda released on Thursday.

Photo/Agencies] The Italian government has announced plans to do a U-turn on a decision reached through a referendum nearly 40 years ago and bring back nuclear power, a move Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called a step toward energy security and self-sufficiency.

Italy has adopted a new law to overturn its 40-year ban on nuclear energy, with plans to deploy small modular reactors and achieve significant energy security and decarbonization goals by 2050.

Italy's government on Friday adopted a law paving the way for a return to nuclear energy almost 40 years after it was banned by referendum, in what Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described as a step towards energy security and self-sufficiency.

As some EU leaders consider the consequences of an apparent US disengagement from Europe’s security, Italy’s premier remains one of the strongest advocates for keeping the continent under American protection.