Overview

• Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin told parliament that a single authorization decree is expected in 2029 with the repository entering service by 2039
• Italy currently stores about 32,663 cubic meters of mostly low-activity radioactive waste across numerous interim sites
• Lazio, Lombardia and Piemonte together account for over 70 percent of the nation’s radioactive waste volumes
• If regions decline to host the repository, its location will be set by presidential decree after cabinet approval and consultation with the affected regional president
• The government is drafting a nuclear law delegation to update regulations and establish a long-term strategy for radioactive waste management