ML25178A309
| ML25178A309 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 06/30/2025 |
| From: | Daniel Bacon NRC/RGN-II/DORS |
| To: | Basta L Duke Energy Progress |
| References | |
| IR 2025403 | |
| Download: ML25178A309 (1) | |
See also: IR 05000261/2025403
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Laura A. Basta
Site Vice President
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
3581 West Entrance Road, RNPA11
Hartsville, SC 29550
SUBJECT: H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2 - NOTIFICATION OF
CYBER SECURITY INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 05000261/2025403)
Dear Laura A. Basta:
On September 8, 2025, 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 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 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 the requirements of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 73, Section 54, and
the NRC approved Cyber Security Plan (CSP). The onsite portion of the inspection will take
place during the week of September 8, 2025.
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 25, 2025. The inspection team will review
this information and, by August 1, 2025, 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
September 1, 2025.
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 8, 2025.
June 29, 2025
L. Basta
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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 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 Larry J. Jones Jr. If there are any questions about the
inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at 404-997-4837 or via
e-mail at Larry.Jones@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 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 Operating Reactor Safety
Docket No.:
50-261
License No.:
Enclosure:
H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2 Cyber-Security Inspection Document Request
cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV
Signed by Bacon, Daniel
on 06/29/25
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OFFICE
RII/DORS/EB2
RII/DORS/EB2
RII/DORS/EB1
NAME
J. Alamudun
L. Jones
D. Bacon
DATE
6/27/2025
6/27/2025
6/29/2025
Enclosure
Inspection Report: 05000261/2025403
Inspection Dates:
September 8 - 12, 2025
Inspection Procedure:
IP 71130.10, Cyber-Security, Revision 0
NRC Inspectors:
Larry J. Jones Jr., Lead
Folajimi (Jimi) Alamudun
404-997-4837
404-997-4490
Larry.Jones@nrc.gov
Folajimi.Alamudun@nrc.gov
NRC Contractors:
James Hartman
Trace Coleman
James.hartman@nrc.gov
trace.coleman@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 July 25, 2025 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 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 August 1, 2025, 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
September 1, 2025.
The required Table RFI 1 information shall be provided electronically to the lead
inspector by July 25, 2025. The preferred file format for all lists is a searchable Excel
spreadsheet file. These files 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 #1
Request:
IP Ref
1
A list of all identified Critical Systems and Critical Digital Assets, -
highlight/note any additions, deletions, reclassifications due to new
guidance from white papers, changes to NEI 10-04, 13-10, etc. since
the last cyber security inspection.
Overall
2
Network Topology Diagrams to include information and data flow for
critical systems in levels 2, 3, and 4 (If available)
Overall
3
The most recent effectiveness analysis and self-assessment(s) of the
Cyber Security Program.
03.01(b)
4
Cyber Security Incident Response documentation, including incident
detection, response, and recovery documentation as well as
contingency plan development, implementation, and including any
program documentation that requires testing of security boundary
device functionality.
03.02(a)
5
Design change/ modification program documentation and a list of all
design changes completed since the last cyber security inspection,
including either a summary of the design change or the 50.59
documentation for the change.
03.03(a)
6
Configuration Management documentation including any security
impact analysis performed due to configuration changes since the last
inspection
03.03(a)
and (b)
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Cyber Security Plan and any 50.54(p) analysis to support changes to
the plan since the last cyber inspection.
03.04(a)
8
Provide a list of all cybersecurity procedures and policies with their
descriptive name and associated number.
Overall
9
Cyber Security Performance Metrics tracked (if applicable).
03.06(b)
10
Performance testing report (if applicable).
03.06(a)
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 August 1, 2025, for the
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 August 1, 2025, for the second RFI (i.e., RFI #2). The
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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.
The Table RFI 2 information shall be provided electronically to the lead inspector by
September 1, 2025. The preferred file format for all lists is a searchable Excel
spreadsheet file. These files 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
Request:
Items
For the Critical Systems / CDAs chosen for inspection provide:
1
Ongoing Monitoring and Assessment (OM&A) activity performed on
the selected inspection samples Critical Systems.
03.01(a)
2
All Security Control Assessments for the selected design changes
and Critical System selected CDAs.
03.01(a)
3
Copy of vulnerability management program documentation.
All vulnerability screenings and assessments completed prior to
placing new CDA equipment into service as part of the selected
design changes.
03.01(c)
4
Documentation (including configuration files and rules sets) for
Network-based Intrusion Detection/Protection Systems (NIDS/NIPS),
Host-based Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS), and Security
Information and Event Management (SIEM) for the systems chosen
for inspection.
03.02(b)
5
Documentation (including configuration files and rule sets) for intra-
security level firewalls and boundary devices used to protect the
selected critical systems.
03.02(c)
6
Copies of all periodic reviews of the access authorization list for the
selected systems since the last inspection. Provide documentation
describing any cyber security changes to the access authorization
program (AAP) since the last cyber security inspection.
03.02(d)
7
Baseline configuration data sheets for the selected CDAs.
03.03(a)
8
Copies of the purchase order documentation for any new equipment
purchased for the selected Critical Systems and design changes.
03.03(c)
4
9
Copies of any cyber security drills performed since the last
inspection, along with any reports or assessments generated.
03.02(a)
10
Vulnerability Management program screening and assessment
policies and procedures.
03.01(c)
11
Portable Media and Mobile Device (PMMD) control documentation,
including kiosk security control assessment/documentation.
03.02(e)
12
Device Access and Key Control program documentation.
03.02(c)
13
The most recent Cybersecurity Quality Assurance audit and/or self-
assessment and a list of Corrective Actions generated as a result.
Overall
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) electronically by September 8, 2025.
Table: Week Onsite
Request:
Items
1
Any cyber security event reports submitted in accordance with 10
CFR 73.77 since the last cyber security inspection.
03.04(a)
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).