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Italy will hold a referendum on June 12th and 13th, to decide whether or not the country should accept nuclear power.

On Wednesday, Italy's top court ruled that the country's citizens can vote in the referendum as scheduled.

Italy decided to abandon nuclear power, following the Chernobyl accident in the former Soviet Union in 1986.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had pledged to revive nuclear power in order to reduce dependence on foreign oil and natural gas. Opposition forces called for a national referendum on the issue.