Nuclear waste alert goes off in Sardinia: "The national repository will be closed within a year."

The nuclear nightmare returns. Unexpectedly, in Sardinia. " By the end of the legislature (in September 2027), we will identify the site for the temporary storage of waste," Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said yesterday in Milan, guest at the event "Energy Transition and the Nuclear Industry 2026," organized by Il Sole 24 Ore. On the island, which has been placed on the list of suitable areas, reactions were immediate : "We will not allow another easement to deface our territory," reiterated Piero Comandini, President of the Regional Council. The mayors followed suit. It cannot be ruled out that Rome will also issue orders to install the mini-reactors, of modular construction, in this area , which the government intends to invest in "to overcome dependence on fossil fuels."

Numerous possible sites on the island, between southern Sardinia and the Oristano area.

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