Security News > 2010 > December > Nuclear security urgently reviewed after Sellafield is found to be vulnerable to terrorists
2010-12-17 07:16
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2010/12/16/nuclear-security-urgently-reviewed-after-sellafield-is-found-to-be-vulnerable-to-terrorists-115875-22786725/ By James Lyons Daily Mirror 16/12/2010 Special forces carrying out âred team exercisesâ to testÂsecurity at high-profile targets are thought to have exposed flaws. A 118 million GBP bunker capable of storing enough material to build thousands of nuclear bombs has just been built at the Cumbrian plant. The policing watchdog, in consultation with MI5, will now carry out a review to boost protection of the site, to prevent a âterrorist spectacularâ. But the findings will only be circulated among a group of police chiefs, ministers and spooks. [...]