U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Post

Seven months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, in April 2002, we created the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. We usually just call it NSIR. The new office provided a focus for security policy and included cybersecurity, emergency preparedness and incident response. In its early years, NSIR redesigned the Force-On-Force inspections, where a mock adversary force tests a nuclear power plant’s security response. The office also implemented new requirements for the Design Basis Threat – the set of threats plants must defend against. Other accomplishments over the years included improved communication with other federal agencies, work with international regulators to secure certain radioactive sources, and developing a modern Operations Center as the hub for our incident response. Just last month, NSIR helped lead the agency’s participation in the interagency Cobalt Magnet exercise. We wish NSIR a “Happy Birthday” and thank them for the job they do! For the latest information about the office, check out this page: https://lnkd.in/eeMumtwW