What is BS IEC 63096 about?
BS IEC 63096 provides a catalogue of highly recommended and optional security controls graded (see Clause 5 to Clause 20) in line with the security degrees defined by IEC 62645. These are intended for nuclear I&C programmable digital systems and architecture including related activities (I&C platform development, project engineering, operation and maintenance).
The objective of BS IEC 63096 is to extend the SC 45A series of documents addressing cybersecurity with IEC 62645 as its top-level document, by defining nuclear I&C programmable digital system specific security controls for I&C systems of the Safety Classes 1, 2, 3 and for non-classified (NC) I&C systems.
BS IEC 63096 reflects the special security control requirements for nuclear I&C programmable digital systems. The original requirements are either modified, detailed or completed, wherever deemed necessary from a nuclear I&C programmable digital system perspective. Additional nuclear I&C programmable digital system specific security controls that are not identified in ISO/IEC 27002, but deemed necessary are also added.
BS IEC 63096 is applicable to those parts of electrical systems covered by IEC 63046, which rely on digital programmable technology. For better readability the terms “nuclear I&C programmable digital systems”, “I&C system” or “I&C platform” used in this document implicitly include electrical systems if the electrical system includes a programmable digital systems.
Who is BS IEC 63096 for?
BS IEC 63096 on security control of nuclear powerplant is useful for:
- Physicists
- Nuclear scientists
- Environmental managers
- Scientists and researchers
- Electrical engineers
- Any entity responsible for security control of nuclear power plant
Why should you use BS IEC 63096?
Nuclear power plants (often abbreviated as NPPs) are thermal power plants in which heat is generated by nuclear reactors. As is typical of thermal power plants, the steam generated by the reactor drives a generator that produces electricity.
BS IEC 63096 is a design standard for the development of I&C systems for new nuclear power plants, as well as for modernizing and modifiying existing I&C systems for nuclear plants. It can also be applied to other types of nuclear facilities.
BS IEC 63096 also outlines security controls on access control and physical protection for protecting nuclear information and control and programmable digital systems and electrical systems against cyberattacks. The NPP's facility management (building technology) cybersecurity is more comprehensive.
Overall, BS IEC 63096 offers methods for planning and controlling electrical power systems of nuclear power plants. These methods allow researchers and scientists to improve their understanding of testing and operating with appropriate security and safety.
