ML22145A415
| ML22145A415 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 05/25/2022 |
| From: | Jasmine Gilliam Engineering Branch 3 |
| To: | Domingos C Northern States Power Company, Minnesota |
| References | |
| IR 2022402 | |
| Download: ML22145A415 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000282/2022402
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May 25, 2022
Mr. Christopher P. Domingos
Site Vice President
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
Northern States Power Company, Minnesota
1717 Wakonade Drive East
Welch, MN 55089-9642
SUBJECT: PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT - INFORMATION REQUEST
FOR THE CYBER-SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION, NOTIFICATION TO
PERFORM INSPECTION 05000282/2022402; 05000306/2022402
Dear Mr. Domingos:
On September 12, 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 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. The inspection will be performed to evaluate
and verify your ability to meet the Milestone 8 (i.e., full implementation) requirements of the
NRCs Cyber-Security Rule, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 73, Section 54,
Protection of Digital Computer and Communication Systems and Networks. The onsite portion
of the inspection will take place September 12 - 16, 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 July 8, 2022. The inspection team will review this
information and, by July 22, 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 Cyber Security Plan (CSP) selected for the cyber-security
inspection. This information will be requested for review in the regional office prior to the
inspection by August 26, 2022, as identified above.
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 12, 2022.
C. Domingos -2-
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 Jasmine Gilliam. We understand that our regulatory
contact for this inspection is Carrie Seipp of your organization. If there are any questions about
the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at 630-829-9831 or
via e-mail at Jasmine.Gilliam@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,
Signed by Gilliam, Jasmine
on 05/25/22
Jasmine Gilliam, Senior Reactor Inspector
Engineering Branch 3
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306
License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60
Enclosure:
Prairie Island Cyber-Security Inspection
Document Request
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C. Domingos -3-
Letter to Christopher P. Domingos from Jasmine Gilliam dated May 25, 2022.
SUBJECT: PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT - INFORMATION REQUEST
FOR THE CYBER-SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION, NOTIFICATION TO
PERFORM INSPECTION 05000282/2022402; 05000306/2022402
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DATE 05/25/2022
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
PRIARIE ISLAND CYBER-SECURITY INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
Inspection Report: 05000282/2022402; 05000306/2022402
Inspection Dates: September 12-16, 2022
Inspection Procedure: IP 71130.10, Cyber-Security, Revision 0
NRC Inspectors: Jasmine Gilliam, Lead Alan Dahbur
630-829-9831 630-829-9810
Jasmine.Gilliam@nrc.gov Alan.Dahbur@nrc.gov
NRC Contractors: Alexander Prada Casey Priester
Alexander.Prada@nrc.gov Frederick.Priester@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
Cyber Security Plan (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 8, 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 July 22, 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 August 26,
2022.
The required Table RFI #1 information shall be provided electronically to the lead
inspector by July 8, 2022. If a compact disk (CD) is provided, please provide four
copies (one for each inspector/contactor). 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.
Enclosure
PRIARIE ISLAND CYBER-SECURITY INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
Table RFI #1
Request: IP Ref
A list of all Identified CSs/CDAs-highlight/note any additions,
deletions, reclassifications due to new guidance from white papers,
1 Overall
changes to NEI 10-04, 13-10, etc., since the last cyber-security
inspection
A list of Emergency Preparedness and Security onsite and offsite
2 Overall
digital communication systems
Network Topology Diagrams to include information and data flow for
3 Overall
critical systems in levels 2, 3 and 4 (If available)
4 Ongoing Monitoring and Assessment program documentation 03.01(a)
The most recent effectiveness analysis of the Cyber-Security
5 03.01(b)
Program
Vulnerability screening/assessment and scan program
6 03.01(c)
documentation
Cyber-Security Incident response documentation, including incident
detection, response, and recovery documentation as well as 03.02(a)
7 contingency plan development, implementation and including any and
program documentation that requires testing of security boundary 03.04(b)
device functionality
8 Device Access and Key Control documentation 03.02(c)
9 Password/Authenticator documentation 03.02(c)
10 User Account/Credential documentation 03.02(d)
Portable Media and Mobile Device control documentation, including
11 03.02(e)
kiosk security control assessment/documentation
Design change/modification program documentation and a list of all
design changes that affected CDAs that have been installed and
12 completed since the last cyber-security inspection, including either a 03.03(a)
summary of the design change or the 50.59 documentation of the
change
03.03(a),
Supply Chain Management documentation including any security
13 (b) and
impact analysis for new acquisitions
(c)
Configuration Management documentation including any security
03.03(a)
14 impact analysis performed due to configuration changes since the
and (b)
last inspection
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Table RFI #1
Request: IP Ref
Cyber-Security Plan and any 50.54(p) analysis to support changes to
15 03.04(a)
the plan since the last inspection
16 Cyber-Security Metrics tracked (if applicable) 03.06 (b)
Provide documentation describing any cyber-security changes to the
17 Overall
access authorization program since the last cyber-security inspection
Provide a list of all procedures and policies provided to the NRC with
18 Overall
their 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 Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (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 July 22, 2022, 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 July 22, 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.
The Table RFI #2 information shall be provided electronically to the lead inspector by
August 26, 2022. If a CD is provided, please provide four copies (one for each
inspector/contactor). 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 #2
Request
Items
For the system(s) chosen for inspection provide:
Ongoing Monitoring and Assessment activity performed on the
1 03.01(a)
system(s)
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),
4 Host-based Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS), and Security 03.02(b)
Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems for system(s)
chosen for inspection)
Documentation (including configuration files and rule sets) for
5 intra-security level firewalls and boundary devices used to protect 03.02(c)
the selected system(s)
Copies of all periodic reviews of the access authorization list for the
6 selected systems since the last inspection 03.02(d)
7 Baseline configuration data sheets for the selected CDAs 03.03(a)
Documentation on any changes, including Security Impact Analyses,
8 performed on the selected system(s) since the last inspection 03.03(b)
Copies of the purchase order documentation for any new equipment
9 purchased for the selected systems since the last inspection 03.03(c)
Copies of any cyber-security drills performed since the last 03.02(a)
10 inspection, along with any reports or assessments generated 03.04(b)
Copy of the individual recovery plan(s) for the selected system(s)
03.02(a)
11 including documentation of the results the last time the backups 03.04(b)
were executed
Corrective actions taken as a result of cyber-security
12 incidents/issues to include previous NRC violations and Licensee 03.04(d)
Identified Violations since 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 1ST Week Onsite) electronically by September 12, 2022, the
first day of the inspection.
Table 1ST Week Onsite
Request: Items
Any cyber-security event reports submitted in accordance with
1 03.04(a)
10 CFR 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
2 03.04(d)
and 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 and unrestrained access to
them.
a. UFSAR, if not previously provided;
b. Original Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) Volumes;
c. Original Safety Evaluation Report (SER) and Supplements;
d. FSAR Question and Answers;
e. Quality Assurance (QA) Plan;
f. Technical Specifications, if not previously provided; and
g. Latest Individual Plant Examination and Probabilistic Risk Assessment
(IPE/PRA) Report.
(2) Vendor Manuals, Assessment and Corrective Actions:
a. The most recent Cyber-Security 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 QA
audit and/or self-assessment.
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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).
If you have any questions regarding the information requested, please contact the inspection
team leader.
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