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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
Joshua Daley, Kandy Phan, Lon Dawson (SNL), Jason A. Abrahamson, Timothy McJunkin (INL)
Proceedings | Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, and Human-Machine Interface Technolgies (NPIC&HMIT 2019) | Orlando, FL, February 9-14, 2019 | Pages 1514-1523
U. S. Nuclear Power Plants are seeking to implement wireless communications for cost-effective operations. New technology introduced into power plants must not introduce security concerns into critical plant functions. This paper describes the potential for new security concerns with proposed nuclear power plant wireless system implementations and methods of evaluation. While two aspects of concern are introduced, only one (cyber attack vulnerability) is expanded with a description of test setup and methods. A novel method of cyber vulnerability discovery is also described. The goal of this research is to establish wireless technology as a part of a secure operations architecture that brings increased efficiency without introducing new security concerns.