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ITALY DOES NOT WANT THE NUCLEAR

Nuclear ANSWERS FROM ITALY? No, thanks.

's been 23 years since a bunch of "yes" referendum buried the emotional wave of Italian nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
Almost 80% of voters opted for the closure of plants, even if the questions not asked explicitly, and since then has changed little, at least judging by the results of our survey. Seven out of ten Italians continue to be favorable to the replacement of nuclear power with other energy sources, perhaps the wave of enthusiasm understandable but sometimes ideological and perhaps too idealistic for renewables. And only one in four thinks that will remain an important energy source in the future.
Two and a half years by the announcement of Claudio Scajola on the return to nuclear power, so the country still seems strongly opposed to the option. And the aversion is even more serious when one considers that over a third of those who responded to our questions are readers of "Le Scienze", the magazine founded by Felice Ippolito, father of the Italian nuclear.
Compared to the rest of the world's italliani are the toughest opponents of nuclear power, followed by the Germans, with 68%. However, recently the government of Angela Merkel has decided to extend the duration of 12 years of certain plants, past the date in 2022 that had been scheduled for divestiture of power plants in Germany. Even more surprising is the opposite of no nuke in France and Japan (both exceed 40%), the two countries which have put more firmly on the nuclear issue, with respectively 59 and 54 reactors in operation or under construction in June 2010.
It seems to me quite inexplicable, however, the data on trust in scientists than is compared to the nuclear sources. For the latter, trust is almost unanimous, but also for the first two more than an Italian says he believes in expert advice.
But such experts? There is therefore an issue here that we invest a bit 'all social life and all the interest.
The impression is that in a country where ministers are called to do the football experts and the soubrette making contributions in politics there is nobody who knows her place and listen to those who know more about him. And this is certainly not help the public to get an idea devoid of ideological bias on issues that will determine the future of all. Marco
Cattaneo
From "The Science" in October 2010 Italian edition of Scientific American

This article, a monthly that has never concealed his sympathy for the nuclear, is emblematic of a situation that borders on paradox: A government that does boast that he was wanted and to follow the will of the people makes choices that are contrary to the will of the people itself.
explicit, the author of the article, unfortunately in his impressions as corresponding to reality.
is questionable as they do, ministers, secretaries, ladies, overwhelmed by work from an alarming situation of the Italian political and social life to find time to be "always" present in all media.

Di Giuseppe Papazzoni