Civil Nuclear Constabulary - Locations

Locations

The CNC operates at a total of 16 sites in Great Britain (there are no relevant nuclear sites in Northern Ireland). Of these, six are classed as Operational Units, where an ordinary police presence is maintained, while nine are Support Units, which have an overt armed police presence.

• CNC Headquarters
  • Culham
• Operational Units
  • Capenhurst
  • Chapelcross
  • Dounreay
  • Harwell
  • Sellafield
  • Springfields
• Support Units
  • Dungeness
  • Hartlepool
  • Heysham
  • Hinkley Point
  • Hunterston
  • Oldbury
  • Sizewell
  • Torness
  • Wylfa

In 2007, the CNC adopted a structure similar to other police forces when it introduced three Basic Command Units, each headed by a Superintendent, based around the geographical locations it polices:

• BCU Scotland - responsible for nuclear sites in Scotland; Chapelcross, Dounreay, Hunterston, Torness
• BCU North - responsible for nuclear sites in the north of England and Wales; Capenhurst, Hartlepool, Heysham, Sellafield, Springfields, Wylfa
• BCU South - responsible for nuclear sites in the south of England; Culham, Dungeness, Harwell, Hinkley Point, Oldbury, Sizewell