Fears over security around Britain’s nuclear plants were raised after police arrested three men
The base is on a heightened alert following last month’s terror attacks in Paris, in which 130 people were killed and hundreds wounded.
The North West Counter Terrorism Unit revealed that the three were detained in woodland close to the high-security site after a tip-off from a concerned passer-by.
The arrests happened in the early hours of Monday, December 7, but the details have only now been released.
The men were arrested by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, based at Sellafield, before being passed by Cumbria Police to the North West Counter Terrorism Unit for questioning.
Police said there was no indication of a threat to the public and the men were later released without charge.
In 2011, five men were arrested under the Terrorism Act near Sellafield but were later released without charge.
These new arrests come amid recent fears that Britain is a nuclear terror target.
The UK has the biggest stockpile of plutonium in the world and most of it is held at Sellafield in Cumbria, with taxpayers estimated to spend £80million a year to keep it safe.
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