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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has launched a specialised cyber facility to accelerate collaboration across nuclear operators and the supply chain.
It said the Group Cyberspace Collaboration Centre (GCCC), situated in Herdus House in Cumbria, is a multi-functional space for partners to explore how new technologies can support mission delivery and facilitate security operations, cyber exercising and training.
David Peattie, NDA Group CEO, said: “The GCCC is further enhancing our collective ability to keep us safe, secure, resilient and sustainable in cyberspace.
“Enabling us to work together more closely means we can defend as one, benefitting the collective security of the individual organisations we serve.
“When it comes to security, we are never complacent, and we continually invest in our expertise and our technology to further strengthen our capability.”
Strong systems
Warren Cain, superintending inspector at the Office for Nuclear Regulation, commented: “All nuclear sites must have strong cyber security systems in place to protect important information and assets from cyber threats.
“Cyber security is a key regulatory priority for the Office for Nuclear Regulation, and we welcome the NDA’s commitment to strengthen their cyber defences with this new specialist facility.”
The GCCC is part of the NDA group’s growing portfolio of digital and cyber capability including a joint Cyber Security Operations facility, which opened in Warrington in August.
The NDA is the body tasked by the Government to clean up the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively, and is made up of the NDA and its four key component parts Sellafield, Nuclear Restoration Services, Nuclear Waste Services and Nuclear Transport Solutions.
