UK Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary

[1] The constabulary was established under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz.

The powers of the constabulary were extended by the Atomic Energy Authority (Special Constables) Act 1976 (c.

[2] The force was made up of 650 armed personnel (the majority of whom were from the UKAEA Constabulary), protecting sixteen atomic sites and protecting transportation of nuclear materials around the United Kingdom and abroad.

The new force was intended to have specialist attributes[clarification needed] needed to combat the possibility of terrorist threats and it was seen as an essential part of making the force independent of any one of the nuclear operators.

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