POWER: Senate Gives Final Approval To Nuclear Return Framework

Italy's Senate gave final approval today to legislation establishing a framework for the country's return to nuclear power, completing parliamentary passage of the bill. * The government will have 12 months to adopt implementing decrees covering new nuclear plants, licensing, siting, safety and radioactive waste management, the Senate said. * Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said last week that, in a best-case scenario, nuclear generation could begin in 2033-34, cited by ANSA.