September 17, 2024 10:46 GMT
POWER: Edison Voices Interest in Italy’s Nuclear Company
POWER
Italy is looking to create a new company to build SMRs, in which Italy’s Edison is interested in to be a part of, CEO of Edison, Nicola Monti, said, cited by Reuters.
- Last week, the government said it is in talks with Ansaldo Nucleare SpA, Enel SpA and Newcleo Ltd, sources told Bloomberg.
- The government is seeking to create the new entity with a foreign technological partnership for the start of nuclear production in Italy, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said on Sunday.
- The government is also working on a legislative measure that aims to reintroduce the use of nuclear energy with the latest available technologies later this year, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Saturday.
- This would mark a significant shift in Italy’s stance on nuclear energy. The country closed its last nuclear reactors in 1990.
- In Italy’s climate plan (PNIEC), the government estimated nuclear power could meet up to 11% of domestic energy demand in 2050.
155 words