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Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear
Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear
Economy
by  AFP

Italy's cabinet opened the door Friday to a return to nuclear power, aiming to overturn nearly 40 years of opposition -- though experts say any revival is at least a decade away. In a 10-year energy and climate plan published last year, Rome said it aims to install enough nuclear capacity by 2050 to generate between 11 percent and 22 percent of the power it uses.