ML24141A286

Information Request for the Cyber Security Baseline Inspection, Notification to Perform Inspection 05000280/2024403 and 05000281- 2024403

ML24141A286
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	05/22/2024
From:	Daniel Bacon NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2
To:	Denise Wilson Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
References
IR 2024403
Download: ML24141A286 (9)

See also: IR 05000280/2024403

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David H. Wilson

Site Vice President

Surry Power Station

Virginia Electric and Power Company

5570 Hog Island Road

Surry, VA 23883-0315

SUBJECT: SURRY POWER STATION UNITS 1 & 2 - INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THE

CYBER-SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION, NOTIFICATION TO PERFORM

INSPECTION 05000280/2024403 AND 05000281/2024403

Dear David H. Wilson:

On September 9, 2024, 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 Surry Power Station Units 1 & 2. 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

September 9, 2024.

Experience has shown that baseline inspections are extremely resource intensive, both for the

NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. 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 July 12, 2024. The inspection team will review

this information and, by July 19, 2024, will request the specific items that should be provided for

review. This 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. We

request that the information provided from the second RFI be made available to the regional

office prior to the inspection by August 30, 2024.

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, September 9, 2024.May 22, 2024

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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 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

contacts for this inspection are Mr. Mike True and Mrs. Melissa Pelletier 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,

Daniel Bacon, Branch Chief

Engineering Branch 2

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 05000280 and 05000281

License Nos. DPR-32; DPR-37

Enclosure:

Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2 Cyber-

Security Inspection Document Request

cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV

Signed by Bacon, Daniel

on 05/22/24

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OFFICE RII/DRS RII/DRS RII/DRS

NAME W. Monk J. Montgomery D. Bacon

DATE 5/20/2024 5/21/2024 5/22/2024

SURRY POWER STATION UNITS 1 & 2

CYBER-SECURITY INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

Inspection Report: 05000280/2024-403 and 05000281/2024-403

Inspection Dates: September 9 - 13, 2024

Inspection Procedure: IP 71130.10, Cyber-Security, Revision 0 (Effective: 01/01/2022)

Reference: ML21330A088 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 Jonathan Montgomery

(404) 909-4579 (404) 997-4880

william.monk@nrc.gov jonathan.montgomery@nrc.gov

NRC Contractors: Justin Bowden Charles Simpson

Justin.Bowden@nrc.gov Charles.Simpson@nrc.gov

I. Information Requested for In-Office Preparation

The initial request for information (i.e., RFI #1) 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. RFI #1 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. RFI #1s requested information is specified below

in Table: RFI #1 and requested to be provided electronically to the inspection team by

July 12, 2024, or sooner, to facilitate the selection of the specific items that will be

reviewed during the onsite inspection week.

The inspection team will examine the returned documentation from RFI #1 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 July 19, 2024, 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 RFI #2 be

made available to the inspection team by August 30, 2024. 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

The required Table: RFI #1 information shall be provided electronically to the lead

inspector by July 12, 2024. 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 -

1 highlight/note any additions, deletions, reclassifications due to new Overall

guidance 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 Overall

systems.

3 Network Topology Diagrams to include information and data flow for Overall

critical systems in Levels 2, 3, and 4 (if available).

4 Ongoing Monitoring and Assessment (OM&A) program documentation. 03.01(a)

5 The most recent effectiveness analysis and self-assessments of the 03.01(b)

Cyber Security Program.

6 Password/Authenticator program documentation. 03.02(c)

Design change / modification program documentation and a list of all

7 design changes completed since the last cyber security inspection, 03.03(a)

including either a summary of the design change or the 50.59

documentation for the change.

8 Supply Chain Management program documentation, including any 03.03(a),

security impact analysis for new acquisitions. (b) and (c)

9 Cyber Security Plan and any 50.54(p) analysis to support changes to 03.04(a)

the plan since the last cyber inspection.

10 Cyber Security Performance Metrics tracked (if applicable). 03.06(b)

11 Provide a list of all cybersecurity procedures and policies with their Overall

descriptive name and associated number.

12 Performance testing report (if applicable). 03.06(a)

Corrective actions taken as a result of cyber security incidents/issues to

13 include previous NRC violations and Licensee Identified Violations

since the last cyber security inspection. 03.05

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In addition to the above information, please provide the following:

(1) electronic copy of the UFSAR and sites technical specifications.

(2) name(s) and phone numbers for the regulatory and technical contacts.

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 July 19, 2024, 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 July 19, 2024, for the second RFI (i.e., RFI #2). RFI #2 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 and requested information shall follow the guidance

document referenced above.

The Table: RFI #2 information shall be provided to the lead inspector by August

30, 2024. 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.

Table: RFI #2

Paragraph Number/Title: Items

For the Critical Systems / CDAs chosen for inspection provide:

1 Ongoing Monitoring and Assessment (OM&A) activity performed on 03.01(a)

the selected inspection samples critical systems.

2 All Security Control Assessments for the selected critical systems. 03.01(a)

All vulnerability screenings/assessments associated with, or scans

3 performed on the selected critical systems since the last cyber 03.01(c)

security inspection.

Documentation (including configuration files and rules sets) for

Network-based Intrusion Detection/Protection Systems (NIDS/NIPS),

4 Host-based Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS), and Security 03.02(b)

Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems for the critical

systems chosen for inspection (i.e., the devices that are credited for

protection for the selected critical systems).

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Table: RFI #2

Paragraph Number/Title: Items

Documentation (including configuration files and rule sets) for intra-

5 security level firewalls and boundary devices used to protect the 03.02(c)

selected critical systems.

6 Copies of all periodic reviews of the access authorization (AA) list for 03.02(d)

the selected critical systems since the last cyber inspection.

7 Baseline configuration data sheets for the selected CDAs and for the 03.03(a)

selected design changes.

8 Documentation on any changes, including Security Impact Analyses, 03.03(b)

performed on the selected critical systems since the last inspection.

9 Copies of the purchase order documentation for any new equipment 03.03(c)

purchased for the selected systems since the last inspection.

Copies of any reports/assessments for cyber security drills 03.02(a)

10 performed since the last inspection.

03.04(b)

Copy of the individual recovery plan(s) for the selected critical 03.02(a)

11 systems including documentation of the results the last time the

backups were executed. 03.04(b)

12 Vulnerability Management program screening and assessment 03.01(c)

policies and procedures.

Cyber Security Incident Response documentation, including incident

detection, response, and recovery documentation as well as 03.02(a)

13 contingency plan development, implementation, and including any and

program documentation that requires testing of security boundary 03.04(b)

device functionality.

14 Device Access and Key Control program documentation. 03.02(c)

15 User Account/Credential documentation. 03.02(d)

16 Portable Media and Mobile Device (PMMD) control documentation, 03.02(e)

including kiosk security control assessment/documentation.

Configuration Management documentation including any security 03.03(a)

17 impact analysis (SIA) performed due to configuration changes since and (b)

the last cyber inspection.

Provide documentation describing any cyber security changes to the

18 access authorization program (AAP) since the last cyber security Overall

inspection.

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Table: RFI #2

Paragraph Number/Title: Items

19 The most recent Cybersecurity Quality Assurance audit and/or self- Overall

assessment and a list of Corrective Actions generated as a result.

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 September 9, 2024, 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

1 Any cyber security event reports submitted in accordance with 10 03.04(a)

CFR 73.77, since the last cyber security inspection.

Updated copies of corrective actions taken as a result of cyber

2 security incidents/issues, to include previous NRC violations and 03.05

Licensee 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 access to them.

a. Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR), if not previously provided

b. Original SER and Supplements

c. FSAR Question and Answers

d. Quality Assurance (QA) Plan

e. Technical Specifications, if not previously provided

f. Latest IPE/PRA Report

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(2) Vendor Manuals, Assessments and Corrective Actions:

a. The most recent Cyber-Security Quality Assurance (QA) audit and/or

self-assessment.

b. Corrective action documents (e.g., condition reports, including status of

corrective actions) generated 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.

(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 during daily de-brief meetings).

If you have any questions regarding the information requested, please contact the inspection

team leader.

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