Nuclear power in Italy

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Italy has no operating nuclear power reactors. 6 units appear in the record: 4 retired, 2 cancelled.

Operating

0.0 GW gross

Under construction

Planned

incl. 0 announced

Retired

2 cancelled

Retired4circle area ∝ site capacity Coastlines, borders and lakes: Natural Earth (1:10 million, public domain), which is generalised, so a coastal plant can sit a couple of kilometres off its true shoreline. Site positions: Global Nuclear Power Tracker.

Operating capacity over time

First reactor online1964

Peak1.5 GW in 1981

Now0.0 GW 0 units

2026 so farno change

Gross capacity of units that had started up and not been permanently shut down by 31 December each year (2026 is to date). Amber marks the peak, green the present.

Data table

Year	Units online	GW gross	Change, GW
1964	2	0.32	+0.32
1965	3	0.59	+0.27
1981	4	1.47	+0.88
1982	3	1.31	−0.16
1987	2	1.15	−0.16
1990	0	0.00	−1.15

Only years in which capacity changed are listed.

All units in Italy

Unit	Site	Status	Type	Gross MW	Online
Caorso nuclear power plant	Caorso nuclear power plant	Retired	BWR	882	1981
Enrico Fermi nuclear power plant	Enrico Fermi nuclear power plant	Retired	PWR	270	1965
Garigliano nuclear power plant	Garigliano nuclear power plant	Retired	BWR	160	1964
Latina nuclear power plant	Latina nuclear power plant	Retired	GCR	160	1964
Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 1	Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant	Cancelled	BWR	1,009	-
Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant 2	Montalto di Castro nuclear power plant	Cancelled	BWR	1,009	-

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Sources

Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06

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