Fire in the Trino nuclear power plant, investigations into the causes. Sogin: “No environmental risk”

A fire broke out this morning in the "Enrico Fermi" nuclear power plant in Trino, in the province of Vercelli, inside the premises of the office building located in the conventional area of ​​the plant. "The event was limited exclusively to the environments involved and did not involve in any way the controlled area of ​​the power plant. There is, therefore, no risk of a radiological nature connected to the event", Sogin, the company that manages the decommissioned power plant, declared in a note.

"The fire – continues the company – was promptly detected and the procedures envisaged for managing the emergency were immediately activated, which made it possible to contain and subsequently tame the flames. The procedures and safety measures envisaged for the site proved adequate and operated correctly, allowing the event to be managed in conditions of full control".

Right in Trino, but in the nearby area of ​​the former Enel "Galileo Ferraris" power plant, the construction of the Cavour Hyperscale Campus, a maxi data center for artificial intelligence and cloud developed by Techbau spa, is planned with an investment of 4 billion euros.

The accident occurred with the offices closed and in the absence of staff in the premises involved; there are no injuries or people involved. The firefighters intervened to completely extinguish and make the area safe: Sogin "maintains constant contact with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and with Isin, the National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection, providing all the useful elements for the management of the event and subsequent investigations". Tomorrow two ISIN inspectors will arrive in Trino to take stock of the accident.

A large data center for AI in the former Trino nuclear power plant by Mattia Aimola 25 July 2026