Minister Raises Concerns After Sellafield Nuclear Site Denies Hacking Incident

The energy security secretary has sought answers from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) on Monday after Sellafield denied claims that the nuclear site’s IT systems have been hacked by groups linked to hostile states. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) also disputed the hacking claims but confirmed that it is scrutinising Sellafield Ltd because the company isn’t meeting the required “high standards” in relation to cyber security. Claire Coutinho, secretary of state for energy security and net zero, wrote to the NDA’s group CEO David Peattie, asking for further assurance that Sellafield, which is a part of the NDA group, is treating cyber security threats “with the highest level of priority.”...