IR 05000255/2026401
| ML25344A078 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 12/10/2025 |
| From: | Fay K NRC/RGN-III/DORS/EB2 |
| To: | Mlynarek M Palisades Energy |
| References | |
| IR 2026401 | |
| Download: ML25344A078 (0) | |
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SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THE CYBER-SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION, NOTIFICATION TO PERFORM INSPECTION
Dear Mike Mlynarek:
On January 26, 2026, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a baseline inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 81000.13 Cyber-Security Restart Inspection - Post-Fuel Load, Revision 0 at your Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. The inspection will be performed to evaluate and verify that the Palisades Nuclear Power Plants cybersecurity program is being properly reestablished to provide reasonable assurance that digital computer and communication systems and networks associated with safety, security, or emergency preparedness (SSEP) functions are adequately protected against cyberattacks in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 73, Section 54, Protection of Digital Computer and Communication Systems and Networks, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved cybersecurity plan (CSP). The onsite portion of the inspection will take place January 26-30, 2026 and February 09-13,2026.
Experience has shown that baseline inspections are extremely resource intensive, both for the NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection impact on the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both parties, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for the inspection. These documents have been divided into two groups.
The first group specifies information necessary to assist the inspection team in planning for the inspection. It is requested that this information be provided to the lead inspector via mail or electronically no later than January 12, 2026.
The second group of information is necessary to aid the inspection team in tracking issues identified as a result of the inspection. It is requested that this information be provided to the lead inspector as the information is generated during the inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection.
December 10, 2025 The lead inspector for this inspection is Kevin Fay. We understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection is Ms. Salena Long from your organization. If there are any questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at 630-829-9866 or via email at Kevin.Fay@nrc.gov.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, Control Number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely, Kevin Fay, Senior Reactor Inspector Engineering Branch 2 Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket No. 05000255 License No. DPR-20 Enclosure:
Palisades Nuclear Power Station Cyber-Security Inspection Document Request cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV Signed by Fay, Kevin on 12/10/25