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NRC Cybersecurity Standards Update for Nuclear Safety Systems

Calendar Jan 26, 2005 • User Avatar Benjamin D. Thomas
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Federal regulators are proposing to add computer security standards to their criteria for installing new computerized safety systems in nuclear power plants. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) quietly launched a public comment period late last month on a proposed 15-page update to its regulatory guide "Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants." The current version, written in 1996, is three pages long and makes no mention of security.

The replacement would expand existing safety and reliability requirements for digital safety system, and infuse security requirements into every stage of a system's lifecycle, from drawing board to retirement.

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