LIMERICK — A plan to protect Exelon Nuclear's Limerick Generating Station from "cyber-attack" was approved Wednesday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The need to enhance "cyber-security," a phrase used to encompass the computers and electronic controls inherent to the operation of the plant's two nuclear reactors and other important systems, was first recognized by the NRC in 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
According to the 88-page approval document, "this includes protecting digital computer and communication systems and networks associated with: safety-related and important-to-safety functions; security functions; emergency preparedness functions, including offsite communications; and support systems and equipment which, if compromised, would adversely impact (plant) functions."
The need to enhance "cyber-security," a phrase used to encompass the computers and electronic controls inherent to the operation of the plant's two nuclear reactors and other important systems, was first recognized by the NRC in 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
According to the 88-page approval document, "this includes protecting digital computer and communication systems and networks associated with: safety-related and important-to-safety functions; security functions; emergency preparedness functions, including offsite communications; and support systems and equipment which, if compromised, would adversely impact (plant) functions."
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