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AP, Breitbart, South China Morning Post + 6 more · Geopolitics & Markets
9 outletsItaly's parliament has voted to overturn the on nuclear power, passing a law that establishes a regulatory framework for building new nuclear plants. This reverses a nearly 40-year-old policy that began with a 1987 referendum after the Chernobyl disaster, and aligns with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's push for energy security and decarbonization. The law does not authorize a specific reactor but sets the stage for future development, likely involving small modular reactors.
The claim is solid, reported by multiple reputable outlets (AP, Reuters, Bloomberg, Financial Times) and confirmed by the grounding sources. The primary source is the Italian parliament's legislative vote, which secondary reporting accurately describes as reversing the ban and clearing the way for new plants.
Genuinely new: the vote occurred on September 23-24, 2026, and is being reported as breaking news.
We covered Italy's nuclear revival push in May 2026 (Politico) and July 2026 (AP), when the government was laying groundwork and facing political hurdles; this vote is the legislative culmination of that process.