Cyber Security Risk Evaluation of a Nuclear I&C Using BN and ET

• Main Authors: Jinsoo Shin, Hanseong Son, Gyunyoung Heo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
• Series: Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• Subjects: Activity–Quality; Architecture Analysis; Bayesian Network; Cyber Security; Reactor Protection System; Research Reactor
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573316302935

Cyber security is an important issue in the field of nuclear engineering because nuclear facilities use digital equipment and digital systems that can lead to serious hazards in the event of an accident. Regulatory agencies worldwide have announced guidelines for cyber security related to nuclear issues, including U.S. NRC Regulatory Guide 5.71. It is important to evaluate cyber security risk in accordance with these regulatory guides. In this study, we propose a cyber security risk evaluation model for nuclear instrumentation and control systems using a Bayesian network and event trees. As it is difficult to perform penetration tests on the systems, the evaluation model can inform research on cyber threats to cyber security systems for nuclear facilities through the use of prior and posterior information and backpropagation calculations. Furthermore, we suggest a methodology for the application of analytical results from the Bayesian network model to an event tree model, which is a probabilistic safety assessment method. The proposed method will provide insight into safety and cyber security risks.