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Articles on Greece and nuclear power

Written for readers outside Greece who know the technology but not the Greek context. Every figure carries its source. The Greek edition has many more articles, including general explainers on how nuclear power works.

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 →
ExplainerGreece’s energy transition: from lignite to solar, and what comes nextFor half a century Greek electricity came mostly from lignite. Within a decade the mix turned to gas, wind and solar, leaving a grid with surplus power at midday and a gap every evening.5 min read →
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 →
ExplainerGreece’s nuclear regulator: what the EEAE does today and what would have to changeGreece has no nuclear power plant, but hospitals, laboratories and factories use ionising radiation every day. Oversight belongs to the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE), a public-law legal entity with full administrative and financial autonomy, within a European framework. This explainer sets out what it oversees now and what a power programme would demand of the regulator.8 min read →
ExplainerIs Greece too seismic for nuclear power?Seismicity does not settle the question for a whole country. It sets a design requirement for each site, measured in the field over years, which a design either meets with margin or does not.8 min read →
ExplainerGreece already lives next to nuclear powerGreece has no nuclear plants, but two countries in its region already generate a large share of their electricity from nuclear and a third is building. This is what that means for Greek imports, emergency notification and monitoring.6 min read →
ExplainerGRR-1: Greece’s research reactor at DemokritosGreece has a research reactor, GRR-1, at NCSR "Demokritos". It sits in a licensed extended shutdown, its fuel has left the country, and decommissioning is the next step on record.5 min read →