The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has launched a specialised cyber facility to accelerate collaboration on the adoption of innovative technologies such as AI and robotics to defend against cyber threats.

The NDA, the government agency charged with cleaning up the country’s nuclear sites, said cyber security attacks are a common and dynamic threat across all organisations, including the civil nuclear sector.

It said the Group Cyberspace Collaboration Centre in Cumbria, northwest England, provides a space for experts in cyber, digital and engineering to come together and share knowledge and learning on how best to adopt new technologies and defend against evolving threats.