The Fugitive Atom
Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (Ansa)
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The government is open to the return of nuclear energy, a unique opportunity, without which the road to carbon neutrality, which the left is tied to, and energy security, which interests the right, would be much more difficult.
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After weeks of waiting, it seems that in the next meeting the Council of Ministers will examine the draft delegation law on nuclear energy presented by the Minister of the Environment, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin . The measure indicates the criteria and principles that the government will have to follow in designing a roadmap to return to the atom, in addition to accelerating the procedures for the construction of the single national repository for radioactive waste (which is urgent regardless of future programs). In a country like Italy, characterized by a strong industrial demand for energy and a complex morphology, nuclear is essential to decarbonize energy without sacrificing the security of supplies and keeping costs under control . So far, however, the executive has been timid: while reiterating its intention to reopen to this source, it had not yet taken concrete steps.
This is one of the few laws that does not originate in Palazzo Chigi, but in Parliament. The government moved only after receiving a clear mandate from the Chamber, where Forza Italia's energy manager, Luca Squeri, was the director of the approval of a motion to "include nuclear power in the national energy mix as an alternative and clean source for energy production". The operation saw the construction of a large majority, given that the votes of the center-right were joined by those of Azione, always at the forefront in favor of nuclear power, and Iv.
This has not only given Pichetto the cover he needed, but has also created broad interest from businesses (Confindustria is now the largest sponsor of nuclear power). And the discussion of the new measure should start right from the Chamber. At this point, the government can no longer dither: it must necessarily step on the accelerator. And the opposition cannot limit itself to a superficial “no”: as the International Energy Agency recently reiterated, without nuclear power the road to carbon neutrality (dear to the left) and energy security (interesting to the right) will be much steeper.
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