Courts allow Italy to hold nuclear power referendum

The Italian courts are allowing Italians to vote about whether they can build new nuclear power stations. I for one (as one might guess) hope they vote the right way.

Court ruling on Italy nuclear power referendum

"Italy can hold a referendum on the planned re-introduction of nuclear power after a ban introduced by a 1987 vote following the Chernobyl disaster, the Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday.

The referendum against government norms aimed at allowing construction of nuclear power plants, which was proposed by the opposition Italy of Values party, was found to be "admissible", the court said in a statement."