ML21347A442
| ML21347A442 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 12/13/2021 |
| From: | Schaeffer S NRC/RGN-II |
| To: | Kharrl C Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR 2022401 | |
| Download: ML21347A442 (11) | |
See also: IR 05000348/2022401
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December 13, 2021
Charles Kharrl
Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
7388 North State Highway 95
Columbia, AL 36319-0470
SUBJECT: JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT - INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THE CYBER-
SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION, NOTIFICATION TO PERFORM INSPECTION
05000348/2022401; 05000364/2022401
Dear Mr. Kharrl:
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a baseline inspection in
accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 71130.10 Cyber-Security, Revision 0 at your Farley Nuclear
Plant. The inspection will be performed to evaluate and verify your ability to provide assurance that
your digital computer and communication systems and networks associated with safety, security, or
emergency preparedness (SSEP) functions are adequately protected against cyber-attacks in accordance
with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 73.54 and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) approved cyber security plan (CSP). The onsite portion of the inspection will take
place during the week of March 21, 2022.
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 four groups.
The first group specifies information necessary to assist the inspection team in choosing the focus areas
(i.e., sample set) to be inspected by the cyber-security IP. This information should be made available
electronically no later than January 14, 2022. The inspection team will review this information and, by
January 28, 2022, will request the specific items that should be provided for review. The second group
of additional requested documents will assist the inspection team in the evaluation of the critical
systems and critical digital assets (CSs/CDAs), defensive architecture, and the areas of the licensees CSP
selected for the cyber-security inspection. This information will be requested for review in the regional
office prior to the inspection by February 25, 2022, as identified above.
C. Kharrl -2-
The third group of requested documents consists of those items that the inspection team will review, or
need access to, during the inspection. Please have this information available by the first day of the
onsite inspection, March 21, 2022.
The fourth 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.
The lead inspector for this inspection is William Monk. We understand that our regulatory contact for
this inspection is Gene Surber, Licensing Manager of your organization. If there are any questions about
the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at (404) 997-4579 or via e-
mail at william.monk@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
NRC's "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 NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is
accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic
Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Scott Shaeffer, Branch Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-348; 50-364
Enclosure:
Farley Nuclear Plant Cyber-Security Inspection Document Request
cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV
FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT CYBER-SECURITY INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
Inspection Report: 05000348/2022401; 05000364/2022401
Inspection Dates: March 21 - 25, 2022
Inspection Procedure: IP 71130.10, Cyber-Security, Revision 0 (Effective: 01/01/2022)
Reference: Guidance Document for Development of the Request for Information
(RFI) and Notification Letter for Full-Implementation of the Cyber-
Security Inspection, Rev. 2 (Issued: 11/22/2021)
NRC Inspectors: William Monk, Lead Melana Singletary
404-909-4579 404-997-4752
william.monk@nrc.gov melana.singletary@nrc.gov
NRC Contractors: Tim Marshall Alexander Prada
301-415-7000 301-415-7000
timothy.marshall@nrc.gov alexander.prada@nrc.gov
I. Information Requested for In-Office Preparation
The initial request for information (i.e., first RFI) concentrates on providing the inspection team
with the general information necessary to select appropriate components and CSP elements to
develop a site-specific inspection plan. The first RFI is used to identify the list of critical systems
and critical digital assets (CSs/CDAs) plus operational and management (O&M) security control
portions of the CSP to be chosen as the sample set required to be inspected by the cyber-
security IP. The first RFIs requested information is specified below in Table RFI #1. The
Table RFI #1 information is requested to be provided to the regional office by January 14, 2022,
or sooner, to facilitate the selection of the specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite
inspection weeks.
The inspection team will examine the returned documentation from the first RFI and
identify/select specific systems and equipment (e.g., CSs/CDAs) to provide a more focused
follow-up request to develop the second RFI. The inspection team will submit the specific
systems and equipment list to your staff by January 28, 2022, which will identify the specific
systems and equipment that will be utilized to evaluate the CSs/CDAs, defensive architecture,
and the areas of the licensees CSP selected for the cyber-security inspection. We request that
the additional information provided from the second RFI be made available to the regional
office prior to the inspection by February 25, 2022. All requests for information shall follow the
guidance document U.S. NRC - Guidance Document for Development of the Request for
Information (RFI) and Notification Letter for Full Implementation of the Cyber-Security
Inspection, referenced above.
Enclosure
FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT CYBER-SECURITY INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
The required Table RFI 1 information shall be provided electronically to the lead inspector by
January 14, 2022. The preferred file format for all lists is a searchable Excel spreadsheet file.
The information should be indexed and hyper-linked to facilitate ease of use. If you have any
questions regarding this information, please call the inspection team leader as soon as possible.
Table RFI #1
Paragraph Number/Title: IP Ref
A list of all Identified Critical Systems and Critical Digital Assets, -
highlight/note any additions, deletions, reclassifications due to new guidance
1 Overall
from white papers, changes to NEI 10-04, 13-10, etc. since the last cyber
security inspection.
2 A list of EP and Security onsite and offsite digital communication systems. Overall
Network Topology Diagrams to include information and data flow for critical
3 Overall
systems in levels 2, 3, and 4 (If available).
4 Ongoing Monitoring and Assessment program documentation. 03.01(a)
5 The most recent effectiveness analysis of the Cyber Security Program. 03.01(b)
6 Vulnerability screening/assessment and scan program documentation. 03.01(c)
Cyber Security Incident Response documentation, including incident
03.02(a)
detection, response, and recovery documentation as well as contingency plan
7 and
development, implementation, and including any program documentation
03.04(b)
that requires testing of security boundary device functionality.
8 Device Access and Key Control documentation. 03.02(c)
9 Password/Authenticator documentation. 03.02(c)
10 User Account/Credential and Authentication documentation. 03.02(d)
Portable Media and Mobile Device control documentation, including kiosk
11 03.02(e)
security control assessment/documentation.
Design change/ modification program documentation and a list of all design
12 changes completed since the last cyber security inspection, including either a 03.03(a)
summary of the design change or the 50.59 documentation for the change.
Supply Chain Management documentation including any security impact 03.03(a),
13
analysis for new acquisitions. (b) and (c)
Configuration Management documentation including any security impact
03.03(a)
14 analysis performed due to configuration changes since the last cyber
and (b)
inspection.
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Table RFI #1
Paragraph Number/Title: IP Ref
Cyber Security Plan and any 50.54(p) analysis to support changes to the plan
15 03.04(a)
since the last inspection.
16 Cyber Security Performance Metrics tracked (if applicable). 03.06(b)
Provide documentation describing any cyber security changes to the access
17 Overall
authorization program since the last cyber security inspection.
Provide a list of all procedures and policies provided to the NRC with their
18 Overall
descriptive name and associated number (if available).
19 Performance testing report (if applicable). 03.06(a)
In addition to the above information, please provide the following:
(1) Electronic copy of the UFSAR and technical specifications.
(2) Name(s) and phone numbers for the regulatory and technical contacts.
(3) Current management and engineering organizational charts.
Based on this information, the inspection team will identify and select specific systems and
equipment (e.g., CSs/CDAs) from the information requested by Table RFI #1 and submit a list of
specific systems and equipment to your staff by January 28, 2022 for the second RFI
(i.e., RFI #2).
II. Additional Information Requested to be Available Prior to Inspection.
As stated in Section I above, the inspection team will examine the returned documentation
requested from Table RFI #1 and submit the list of specific systems and equipment to your staff
by January 28, 2022 for the second RFI (i.e., RFI #2). The second RFI will request additional
information required to evaluate the CSs/CDAs, defensive architecture, and the areas of the
licensees CSP selected for the cyber-security inspection. The additional information requested
for the specific systems and equipment is identified in Table RFI #2. All requested information
shall follow the guidance document referenced above.
The Table RFI 2 information shall be provided to the lead inspector by February 25, 2022. The
preferred file format for all lists is a searchable Excel spreadsheet. The information should be
indexed and hyper-linked to facilitate ease of use. If you have any questions regarding this
information, please call the inspection team leader as soon as possible.
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Table RFI #2
Paragraph Number/Title: Items
For the system(s) chosen for inspection provide:
1 Ongoing Monitoring and Assessment activity performed on the system(s). 03.01(a)
2 All Security Control Assessments for the selected system(s). 03.01(a)
All vulnerability screenings/assessments associated with or scans
3 performed on the selected system(s) since the last cyber security 03.01(c)
inspection.
Documentation (including configuration files and rules sets) for Network-
based Intrusion Detection/Protection Systems (NIDS/NIPS), Host-based
4 03.02(b)
Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS), and Security Information and Event
Management (SIEM) systems for system(s) chosen for inspection).
Documentation (including configuration files and rule sets) for intra-
5 security level firewalls and boundary devices used to protect the selected 03.02(c)
system(s).
Copies of all periodic reviews of the access authorization list for the
6 03.02(d)
selected systems since the last cyber inspection.
7 Baseline configuration data sheets for the selected CDAs. 03.03(a)
Documentation on any changes, including Security Impact Analyses,
8 03.03(b)
performed on the selected system(s) since the last inspection.
Copies of the purchase order documentation for any new equipment
9 03.03(c)
purchased for the selected systems since the last inspection.
Copies of any reports/assessment for cyber security drills performed since 03.02(a)
10
the last inspection. 03.04(b)
Copy of the individual recovery plan(s) for the selected system(s) including 03.02(a)
11
documentation of the results the last time the backups were executed. 03.04(b)
Corrective actions taken as a result of cyber security incidents/issues to
12 include previous NRC violations and Licensee Identified Violations since 03.05
the last cyber security inspection.
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III. Information Requested to be Available on First Day of Inspection
For the specific systems and equipment identified in Section II above, provide the following RFI
(i.e., Table Week Onsite) to the team by March 21, 2022, the first day of the inspection. All
requested information shall follow the guidance document referenced above.
The preferred file format for all lists is a searchable Excel spreadsheet file. The information
should be indexed and hyper-linked to facilitate ease of use. If you have any questions
regarding this information, please call the inspection team leader as soon as possible.
Table Week Onsite
Paragraph Number/Title: Items
Any cyber security event reports submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
1 03.04(a)
73.77 since the last cyber security inspection.
Updated copies of corrective actions taken as a result of cyber security
incidents/issues, to include previous NRC violations and Licensee
2 03.05
Identified Violations since the last cyber security inspection, as well as
vulnerability-related corrective actions.
In addition to the above information please provide the following:
(1) Copies of the following documents do not need to be solely available to the inspection
team as long as the inspectors have easy and unrestrained access to them.
a. Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR), if not previously provided;
b. Original FSAR Volumes;
c. Original SER and Supplements;
d. FSAR Question and Answers;
e. Quality Assurance Plan;
f. Technical Specifications, if not previously provided;
g. Latest IPE/PRA Report; and
(2) Vendor Manuals, Assessment and Corrective Actions:
a. The most recent Cyber-Security Quality Assurance (QA) audit and/or
self-assessment; and
b. Corrective action documents (e.g., condition reports, including status of corrective
actions) generate as a result of the most recent Cyber-Security Quality Assurance
(QA) audit and/or self-assessment.
IV. Information Requested to Be Provided Throughout the Inspection
(1) Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the inspection
teams questions or queries during the inspection.
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(2) Copies of the list of questions submitted by the inspection team members and the
status/resolution of the information requested (provided daily during the inspection to
each inspection team member).
If you have any questions regarding the information requested, please contact the inspection team
leader.
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NAME W. Monk M. Singletary S. Shaeffer
DATE 12/07/2021 12/ 07 /2021 12/ 09/2021