Sogin

What Sogin does

Sogin S.p.A. (Società Gestione Impianti Nucleari), wholly owned by the Italian State and headquartered in Rome, is the sole national operator mandated to close Italy's civil nuclear cycle. Founded in 1999, the company is decommissioning four nuclear power plants spanning three reactor technologies (Caorso BWR, Garigliano BWR, Latina Magnox, Trino PWR), five fuel cycle facilities (including EUREX Saluggia, FN Bosco Marengo, ITREC Rotondella, Casaccia IPU/OPEC, and CCR Ispra), and one research reactor, while also managing the temporary storage of all associated radioactive waste. Its technical core sits on proprietary physical treatment systems — a 1,500-tonne supercompactor, resin/sludge incineration-cementation achieving over 90% volume reduction, remote-controlled drum recovery machinery, dry fuel storage at ITREC, and AIGOR/3D survey tools — backed by ISO 9001/14001/45001/27001 certifications, EMAS registrations, and 2019 designation as an IAEA Collaborating Centre. The company reports an 89% material recovery and recycling rate across dismantling operations, targeting more than 1 million tonnes of recovered material.

The company's business model is overwhelmingly state-funded: Sogin operates as Italy's government-assigned decommissioning monopoly, receiving revenues through national nuclear program appropriations and cost-recognition frameworks rather than commercial pricing, with a separate international services stream offering decommissioning and waste management consulting to operators in Europe and Asia (notably JAVYS in Slovakia and ORANO in France). Distribution of services occurs via government mandate domestically and via bilateral agreements and tenders internationally. The portfolio also includes the Deposito Nazionale e Parco Tecnologico (a national surface repository under development), the Radwaste Management School for specialized training, and the Open Gate public outreach program. In 2025-2026, Sogin's mandate expanded to include waste from the military navy's RTS-1 reactor and the company acquired the Deposito Avogadro fuel storage site from Stellantis, both aligned with Italy's stated plan to reintroduce nuclear power by 2027.

Name

Sogin

Legal name

Sogin S.p.A.

Website

https://sogin.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sogin S.p.A. is Italy's state-owned sole operator for decommissioning the country's nuclear power plants, fuel cycle facilities, and research reactor, and for managing all associated radioactive waste, while also offering international decommissioning services in Europe and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded Nuclear Decommissioning: Sogin operates as a state-owned company (Società con socio unico) primarily funded through government budgets and legislative mandates. The company receives funding for decommissioning Italian nuclear plants and managing radioactive waste under national nuclear program directives.
2. International Nuclear Services: Sogin provides nuclear decommissioning and waste management services to international clients in Europe and Asia, operating as one of the first companies globally to tackle nuclear plant decommissioning with over 20 years of experience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sogin performs end-to-end decommissioning of Italy's nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities, including decontamination, dismantling, and conditioning of radioactive waste. It also manages irradiated nuclear fuel (reprocessing, transport, dry storage) and is building the Deposito Nazionale surface repository plus the Parco Tecnologico for safe storage pending geological disposal. The Group combines Sogin and subsidiary Nucleco and sells decommissioning services internationally in Europe and Asia.

Product overview

Sogin S.p.A. operates as a state-owned nuclear services company managing the complete decommissioning of Italy's nuclear program. The company's portfolio centers on four core service lines: nuclear decommissioning (dismantling of 4 power plants, 5 fuel cycle facilities, and 1 research reactor), radioactive waste management (treatment, conditioning, and temporary storage), nuclear fuel management (removal and reprocessing coordination), and the construction of the Deposito Nazionale. Sogin operates specialized temporary storage facilities at each decommissioning site and provides environmental monitoring through the RE.MO portal. The Group also includes Radwaste Management School for specialized training and offers international consulting services. The company operates 8 nuclear sites across Italy including Caorso, Garigliano, Latina, Trino, Saluggia, Bosco Marengo, Casaccia, and Rotondella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gruppo Sogin: The corporate group comprising Sogin S.p.A. and its subsidiary Nucleco.
• Deposito Nazionale e Parco Tecnologico
• Radwaste Management School
• Open Gate

Products and services

• Nuclear Decommissioning Services End-to-end decommissioning of four Italian nuclear power plants (Caorso BWR, Garigliano BWR, Latina Magnox, Trino PWR), five fuel-cycle facilities and one research reactor, including decontamination, dismantling and site clearance to green-field status.
• Radioactive Waste Management Safe treatment, conditioning (supercompaction, cementation, incineration/cementation of resins and sludge), packaging and temporary on-site storage of radioactive waste in compliance with Italian and EU regulations.
• Nuclear Fuel Management Removal, transport and management of irradiated nuclear fuel from decommissioned Italian facilities, including reprocessing coordination (e.g., ORANO at La Hague for Caorso fuel) and dry storage operations such as the ITREC Rotondella re-encapsulation of 64 fuel elements starting in 2026.
• Deposito Nazionale e Parco Tecnologico (National Repository and Technology Park) National surface infrastructure providing permanent disposal of very-low and low-activity radioactive waste and temporary storage of medium and high-activity waste pending transfer to a deep geological repository, coupled with a Technology Park.
• Temporary Storage Deposits at Italian Nuclear Sites On-site temporary storage facilities at Caorso, Trino, Latina, Garigliano, Saluggia, Bosco Marengo, Casaccia and Rotondella (including ERSBA and ERSMA deposits) for radioactive waste awaiting National Repository transfer; e.g., three Caorso deposits combined capacity of 4,480 cubic metres.
• Environmental and Radiological Monitoring (RE.MO) Continuous radiological and environmental surveillance of nuclear sites — air, soil, groundwater and food chain monitoring — exposed to the public through the RE.MO geoportal to support transparency and regulatory compliance.
• Radwaste Management School Specialised training programmes in radioprotection and nuclear safety aimed at professionals, delivered by Sogin Group.
• International Decommissioning and Waste Management Services Decommissioning, waste-treatment and consulting services offered to foreign nuclear operators and state agencies in Europe and Asia, including waste treatment projects such as the €37 million JAVYS Bohunice (Slovakia) resin-and-sludge project and ORANO (La Hague, France) reprocessing coordination.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% volume reduction achieved through treatment of radioactive resins and sludge
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JAVYScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2026Sogin and JAVYS, the Slovak state-owned company responsible for nuclear decommissioning, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in nuclear decommissioning. The partnership aims to share expertise and collaborate on decommissioning projects, combining Sogin's 20+ years of experience with JAVYS's capabilities.
• Italian GovernmentcoreOthers · 22 June 2026The Italian Council of Ministers approved a decree law assigning Sogin to handle radioactive waste treatment and disposal from decommissioning of the RTS-1 G. Galilei nuclear reactor belonging to the Italian military navy. The legislation also introduces a government commissioner for strategic energy infrastructure continuity.
• StellantiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2025Italy's cabinet authorized Sogin to purchase the Deposito Avogadro site from Stellantis, which includes facilities for temporary storage of used nuclear fuel at a former reactor in the northern Piedmont region. The acquisition supports Italy's plan to reintroduce nuclear power by 2027.
• ENEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSogin participated in the HARPERS Project, a three-year EU-funded research initiative backed by over €3 million from Euratom, involving 30 partners from 14 countries. The project developed recommendations for harmonizing international regulatory frameworks for nuclear facility decommissioning and radioactive waste management.
• NuclecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNucleco is Sogin's subsidiary company, together forming a group with unique know-how in Italy for nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management. Nucleco specializes in waste treatment and conditioning operations.
• CANDU (Canada)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSogin met with Canadian company CANDU to discuss new technologies in the nuclear field. The meeting focused on potential collaboration and technology exchange in nuclear sector developments.
• ORANO (formerly AREVA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContract with ORANO for reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel at La Hague facility in France. All 1,032 fuel elements from Caorso were transferred for reprocessing under the contract signed April 27, 2007.
• JAVYS Bohunice (Slovakia)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTreatment and conditioning of 5,860 drums of radioactive resins and sludge from Caorso nuclear plant at the Bohunice facility in Slovakia. The €37 million project achieved over 90% volume reduction and produced 100 final conditioned waste packages.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Orano: French state-owned nuclear cycle company (formerly AREVA) covering fuel, decommissioning and radioactive waste management across the entire nuclear value chain. Orano is Sogin's closest international peer — both are state-owned national operators running parallel decommissioning and waste-management mandates.
• Sellafield Ltd: UK government-owned (NDA-owned) nuclear site cleanup company operating the Sellafield site in Cumbria. Sellafield runs the largest and most complex nuclear decommissioning program in Europe, making it a benchmark peer for scale, technology and program management.
• Holtec International: US-headquartered nuclear technology and decommissioning company with leading dry-storage and used-fuel technology. Holtec's HI-STORM and dry-storage systems overlap directly with Sogin's dry fuel storage operations at ITREC Rotondella, making it a direct technology peer.
• EnergySolutions: US-based nuclear services company providing decommissioning, fuel-pool services, used-fuel management and waste processing. EnergySolutions is a comparable international peer in commercial nuclear decommissioning and waste handling services.
• Belgoprocess: Belgian state-owned company responsible for processing and conditioning radioactive waste and decommissioning former nuclear facilities (including the Eurochemic reprocessing plant). Belgoprocess and Sogin share a national-operator role in decommissioning legacy nuclear assets.
• Studsvik: Swedish nuclear services company providing decommissioning, waste management and consulting services internationally. Studsvik competes with Sogin in international decommissioning tenders and shares a technology-led service model.
• ENRESA: Spanish national radioactive waste management agency, owned by the Spanish State via CIEMAT. ENRESA operates El Cabril disposal facility and manages Spain's nuclear decommissioning program — a direct functional equivalent to Sogin's mandate.
• JAVYS: Slovak state-owned company responsible for nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management. JAVYS is both a peer (national decommissioning mandate) and a partner — Sogin signed a June 2026 MOU with JAVYS and previously executed the €37M Bohunice treatment contract.
• ONET Technologies: French nuclear services division of ONET Group, providing decommissioning, decontamination, waste management and radiological protection services. ONET Technologies is a commercial competitor to Sogin in European decommissioning service tenders.

Broad incumbents

• AtkinsRéalis: Canadian engineering and nuclear services firm (formerly SNC-Lavalin) providing nuclear plant life-extension, decommissioning and waste-management consulting globally. AtkinsRéalis is a broader incumbent that competes with Sogin on international decommissioning engineering mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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