MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The armed police force protecting UK NPPs has seen an increase in funding, while other forces have faced significant reduce of spending, the Independent newspaper reported.
The newspaper added that governmental spending on protection of the nuclear facilities had almost tripled since 2005 reaching and had risen by 55 percent since 2010.
According to the media outlet, almost three quarters of the allocated sums have been spent on staffing.
Deadly terrorist attacks across Europe, such as in Paris in November or in Brussels in March prompted EU authorities to step up security measures and enhance the exchange of information between bloc member countries.
