The Sardinia Region and the mayors of the municipalities involved reiterate their rejection of the idea of hosting the single national repository for nuclear waste.

After the start of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) procedure to identify the site, Environment Councillor Rosanna Laconi called an urgent meeting to discuss the information to be included in the Environmental Report.

The mayors of the municipalities involved in the eight areas identified as potential and suitable locations ( Albagiara, Assolo, Usellus in Oristanese, Mandas, Siurgus Donigala, Segariu, Villamar, Setzu, Tuili, Turri, Ussaramanna, Nurri, Ortacesus and Guasila ) participated, as did the directorates of the Departments of the Environment, Health, Agriculture, Urban Planning, Industry, Adis and Arpas.

"I acted promptly, involving the mayors and competent departments, so that the unanimous sentiment of opposition to the idea of hosting the nuclear waste repository in Sardinia clearly emerged," Laconi declared, underlining the urgency of a coordinated and compact response.

Sardinia, it was unanimously underlined, must be excluded from any hypothesis. For at least five reasons .

- Maritime transport : the logistical complexities in the transport of waste, with the need to adapt port infrastructures and the high risks for the marine and coastal environment

- Insufficient infrastructure : the rail and road network is inadequate to manage the transport of radioactive material, which aggravates logistical and environmental risks

- Environmental and cultural values : the areas involved are characterised by a rich biodiversity and an invaluable archaeological and landscape heritage, which would be compromised