Britain’s nuclear sites could soon be protected by a “robocop” style police force made up of AI-powered drones equipped with paint bombs and smoke guns.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), which runs high-security nuclear sites such as Sellafield and Dounreay, wants to build a robotic police force to cut costs and boost security across sites containing radioactive waste.It has offered £1.5m to security and defence companies for initial designs of a robotic defence system, with a view to commissioning a fully-fledged version in the future.
The NDA’s document for the project says that a key aim is to cut labour costs by reducing the number of armed police.Currently, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary employs nearly 1,600 people, with its cost bill rising to £130m in 2022/23 – up from £110m in 2018.
The systems could include drones or vehicles equipped to blast intruders with white noise, disorientate them with smoke or even target them with paint bombs.
The NDA also wants its roboforce to carry 360-degree cameras containing facial recognition technology that can spot abnormal behaviour.
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Are the people who plan on taking over a nuclear site going to be deterred by paint?