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Greece is examining whether nuclear power belongs in its energy mix. This is where the process is tracked and explained from the official Greek texts, in plain English.

The two-minute briefingWhere Greece stands
The Committee clockAct 28/2026
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Month 2 of 24 · day 39

The Committee must deliver its Final Report to the Cabinet within 24 months of its establishment. Drag the dot around the orbit to see each month.

We count from publication in the Government Gazette (08/09/2026): the Act does not state the day of establishment explicitly. Diamonds are events; orange ones are press reports only. The timeline

Now in Greece

The Committee is counting. So are we.

  1. Cabinet Act 28, establishing the Committee, is adopted.

  2. The Act is published in the Government Gazette (FEK A 136). We count the 24 months from here; the Act says "from its establishment".

  3. according to a press report · energypress, 15/10/2026

    First meeting of the Committee, chaired by Deputy Minister Nikos Tsafos, with a presentation of the IAEA Milestones approach.

  4. scheduled, according to a press report · energypress, 13/10/2026

    Second meeting scheduled, according to the same press report.

  5. within 24 months

    Final Report to the Cabinet: analysis of institutional gaps, pre-feasibility studies, a roadmap, and a recommendation on whether or not to proceed.

The full tracker The monthly note

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The idea in ten seconds

One neutron, one fission, and again

When a neutron strikes a uranium-235 nucleus, the nucleus splits, releasing heat and two or three new neutrons. If on average more than one of them causes another fission, the chain grows; if fewer, it dies out.

A reactor is a machine that holds that chain at exactly one-for-one, day and night, for decades.

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Latest analysis

ExplainerGreece’s Government Committee on Nuclear Energy: what Act 28/2026 saysA Cabinet Act published in September 2026 set up Greece’s Government Committee on Nuclear Energy as its NEPIO. It must recommend to the Cabinet whether or not to start a national nuclear programme.8 min read →
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ExplainerCan Greece support a nuclear programme?Before a country decides on nuclear power it examines its national policy, regulator, legal framework, grid, siting, workforce and waste plans. For Greece the barrier is institutional, and the slowest parts are the regulator and the workforce.8 min read →

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Who does what

The bodies involved

EEAEGreek Atomic Energy CommissionThe national regulator for radiation protection and nuclear safety.YPENMinistry of Environment and EnergyIts Deputy Minister chairs the Government Committee on Nuclear Energy.FEKGovernment GazetteWhere laws and Cabinet Acts are published. Free to read.DemokritosNCSR "Demokritos"The national research centre that hosts the GRR-1 research reactor, in extended shutdown.IPTOIndependent Power Transmission OperatorRuns the transmission system: adequacy, interconnections, what the grid can take.IAEAInternational Atomic Energy AgencyThe safety standards and the Milestones approach that the Greek Act refers to.
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The question every energy mix must answer

Electricity does not stop at night

Solar output falls to zero at sunset and wind output varies with the weather, while demand does not wait. Every hour, something has to supply exactly as much electricity as is being used.

That is the question behind the Greek debate: what covers the hours renewables cannot, at what cost and with what emissions.

Greece’s energy transition