Research Sites Restoration Ltd

Security

Security and Emergency Planning

The RSRL mission is to restore its sites in a manner that is safe and secure, and delivers value for money.

RSRL recognises the need to ensure security of its sites and facilities. We ensure that we remain compliant with the requirements of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations (NISR) 2003 issued by the Office for Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

We have a variety of robust systems for controlling access and detecting intruders. Our security staff are fully trained to national standards to monitor and interrogate security systems to ensure that we have an appropriate response to incidents.

RSRL have built up a strong relationship with OCNS who provide us with valued advice and guidance on the changing threat to the UK and the civil nuclear industry.

Security Arrangements

The continued need for security at civil nuclear sites remains. With the increase in international terrorism, we have been proactive in our security arrangements and keep them constantly under review.

Since the introduction of NISR 2003 our sites maintain a Site Security Plan. This is subject to a formal annual review and compliance inspections by OCNS throughout the year.

This Plan also requires RSRL to adopt the UK Government Counter-Terrorist Level system. Our sites have produced counter-terrorist plans to meet the baseline security measures that are applied to all UK civil nuclear licensed sites. This plan allows the sites to increase or decrease, at short notice, measures to counter the threat.

Response Levels have the following categories:

Normal

Routine protective security measures appropriate to the business concerned.

Heightened

Additional and sustainable protective security measures reflecting the broad nature of the threat combined with specific business and geographical vulnerabilities and judgements on acceptable risk.