Armoured vehicles set to arrive at Dounreay
SECURITY at Dounreay is being stepped up again with four armoured vehicles expected to arrive before the end of the year.
The new fleet of 4x4s is due to be delivered before Christmas for use by officers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC), the in-house police force.
A spokesman yesterday confirmed the armoured vehicles have been ordered though declined to say how many or at what cost.
He said: “There are a number of ballistically protected vehicles ordered for both Dounreay and Sellafield which are expected to arrive by the end of the year.
“The vehicle is protected with armour capable of defeating multiple assault rifle rounds that also provides a visible deterrent when used in a patrol capacity.”
The vehicles are believed to be based on a Land Rover chassis and coloured gunmetal grey.
The site’s security upgrades in recent years include the replacement of the perimeter electric fence at a cost of about £10 million; the installation of a handful of “pillbox” guard posts; the erection of new security gates; a zig zag approach to the site’s entrance; and a vehicle screening area. The CNC also last year commissioned a new £2.5 million firing range on the western fringe of the site.
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