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Title: An Approach for Assessing Consequences of Potential Supply Chain and Insider Contributed Cyber Attacks on Nuclear Power Plants

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1329799· OSTI ID:1329799

This paper provides an approach for developing potential attacks on I and C systems of NPPs and assessing their consequences. An important concept is that the NPPs were not designed to cope with Stuxnet-type of attacks (and any other cyber attacks). That is, the plants were only designed for design basis accidents. The safety margins and redundancies built in the design are all based on design basis accidents. They may be helpful in mitigating cyberattacks, but may not be adequate.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1329799
Report Number(s):
BNL-112742-2016; R&D Project: 21407; TRN: US1700407
Resource Relation:
Related Information: 2016 ANS Winter Conference; Las Vegas, NV; 20161106 through 20161110
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English