Italy to Overhaul Energy Strategy, Halt Atomic Plan Indefinitely

Italy will extend a moratorium on its nuclear program indefinitely and overhaul its energy strategy to focus on traditional and renewable sources because of concerns sparked by the atomic crisis in Japan.

Italy’s planned nuclear program was “coherent with a situation that has changed dramatically” after the accident at the Fukushima plant, Industry Minister Paolo Romani told Parliament today. The country will put off any further decisions on atomic energy until an overall European Union strategy is outlined, he said.