Month: February 2022
Nuclear Decommissioning at Saluggia (Piedmont, Italy)
On February 23, 2022 I visited for the first time the nuclear area of Saluggia, Piedmont (Italy). The site is well known among decommissioning experts and Piedmont residents for its critical conditions due to the presence of a high-waste deposit located next to the river Dora Baltea. The nuclear area is formed by two distinct but adjacent installations: the former research reactor Avogadro built … Read More Nuclear Decommissioning at Saluggia (Piedmont, Italy)
The Atomic Archipelago
My first book The Atomic Archipelago: US Nuclear Submarines and Technopolitics of Risk in Cold War Italy is coming out soon (May 24, 2022) for University of Pittsburgh Press, Intersections Series.
Davide Orsini 