 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Milan (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 The Italian government announced on Thursday it would challenge a ban in three of the country's regions preventing the construction of nuclear plants on their territory in the Constitutional Court. The laws adopted by the Southern regions of Campania, Basilicata and Apulia "do not recognise the State's exclusive jurisdiction over the safeguard of the environment, over national security and over competition," Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola said in a statement. All three regions are headed by governors of the center-left, in opposition to the center-right government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced shortly after taking power in May 2008 that Italy would begin building nuclear power stations to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil and gas supplies. The government has set a target of producing one-quarter of its power needs through nuclear energy by 2030.
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Science, Nuclear Technology Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Britain, India agree civil nuclear deal: ministersLondon (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 Britain and India have agreed the text of a deal on civil nuclear cooperation, ministers from both countries announced after talks in London on Thursday. "The two sides have discussed and negotiated a civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement and we hope that will be signed soon," Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said during a visit for trade talks. His British counterpart, Busines ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook