Italy has no operating power reactors, but has decommissioned plants, fuel, and waste to manage. IAEA profiles indicate the absence of operating reactors and describe the post-nuclear context. The issue of a national repository and final management is part of the problem. This does not mean an uncontrolled emergency, but a technical and institutional legacy still to be completed.
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Are Italy’s decommissioned nuclear power plants still an unresolved problem?
Yes, in the sense that decommissioning and waste management are still open issues.
