Italy’s parliament is expected to approve legislation next week establishing a legal framework for advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors (SMRs).

The measure would give the government a year to draft rules on reactor licensing, safety, waste management and site selection, Associated Press reported.

“The duty of the government at this moment is to create the conditions so that those who will eventually decide on installations will be able to do so,” Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, minister for the environment and energy security, told AP.