IR 05000498/2022401

Cybersecurity Inspection Report 05000498/2022401 and 05000499/2022401

ML23110A664
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	04/20/2023
From:	Nick Taylor NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/EB2
To:	Gerry Powell South Texas
References
IR 2022401
Download: ML23110A664 (3)

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April 20, 2023

SUBJECT:

SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 CYBERSECURITY INSPECTION REPORT 05000498/2022401 AND 05000499/2022401

Dear G. T. Powell:

On March 9, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 and the NRC inspectors discussed the results of this inspection with Kym Harshaw, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and other members of your staff. The results of this inspection are documented in the enclosed report.

Five findings of very low security significance (Green) are documented in this report. Five of these findings involved violations of NRC requirements. We are treating these violations as non-cited violations (NCVs) consistent with Section 2.3.2 of the Enforcement Policy.

If you contest the violations or the significance or severity of the violations documented in this inspection report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region IV; the Director, Office of Enforcement; the Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response; and the NRC Resident Inspector at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2.

The following cross cutting aspects were assigned to findings using Inspection Manual Chapter 0310 Aspects Within Cross Cutting Areas: one [H.12] - Avoid Complacency and one [H.13] -

Consistent Process.

If you disagree with a cross-cutting aspect assignment in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region IV; the Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response; and the NRC Resident Inspector at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2.

This letter will be made available for public inspection and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

The enclosed report contains Security-Related Information, so the enclosed report will not be made publicly available in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390(d)(1). If you choose to provide a response that contains Security-Related Information, please mark your entire response Security-Related Information-Withhold from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390 in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). The NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii).

Sincerely, Signed by Taylor, Nicholas on 04/20/23 Nicholas H. Taylor, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 05000498 and 05000499 License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 Enclosure:

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Non-Public Designation Category: MD 3.4 Non-Public (A.3 - A.7 or B.1)

ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML23110A664 (Cover letter)

Entire Report: Non-Sensitive Publicly Available X SUNSI Review X Sensitive X Non-Publicly Available Cover Letter Only: X Non-Sensitive X Publicly XSUNSI Review Sensitive Available Non-Publicly OFFICE DORS/EB2/RI DORS/EB2/BC Available NAME NOkonkwo NTaylor SIGNATURE NPO NHT DATE 04/18/23 04/20/23