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Italy

Italy closed its four commercial nuclear reactors in 1987 after a national referendum in the wake of the 1986 Chernobyl reactor explosion. However, efforts are underway to restart the Italian nuclear program. In 2003, an attempt to dump Italy's high-level radioactive waste at a single site in the southern community of Scanzano Jonico was met with a successful protest that culminated in a march of 100,000 people.

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Entries from September 1, 2010 - September 30, 2010

Tuesday
Sep212010

A look at whether routine operation of nuclear plants impacts health (answer 'yes'.)

In light of the Berlusconi government's decision to build four new reactors now and four later in Italy, an investigative television journalist decided to ask: "Are nuclear power plants safe for human health?" His question did not cover accidents - which we understand are dangerous. He wanted to know whether routine operation of reactors harmed health. To find out, he traveled to Germany and interviewed some of the scientists who conducted the childhood cancer studies around nuclear plants. Watch the report, in Italian.