Dr Nicola Crauford, who was appointed as Chair on 1 March 2025, was introduced to the training division and, along with colleagues Gary Cook, Paul Dicks and Martin Burgess, treated to a demonstration of CNC’s capabilities in the live fire tactical training area. 

Chief Superintendent Sheree Owen, head of training, said: “We were delighted to be approached by ONR to host Nicki and her colleagues and to make the most of an opportunity to showcase our skills and facilities. Building relationships and increasing stakeholder understanding of how we work is always time well spent. 

“I would like to thank all those involved in making the visit so successful, especially the NFIs and the officers from Sellafield OPU who facilitated the capability demonstration.” 

Dr Nicola Crauford, the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s Chair, said: “I’d like to thank the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) for this fascinating and informative visit. It provided a very useful understanding of the important role the CNC provides in keeping the nuclear sector safe.” 

The ONR is the UK’s independent nuclear regulator for safety and security. It regulates nuclear safety, nuclear security and conventional health and safety at the 36 licensed nuclear sites in Great Britain. This includes ensuring the adequacy of security arrangements for dealing with special nuclear material and special nuclear information within the civil nuclear industry as well as the safety and security of the transport of civil nuclear and radioactive materials.