NRC Sources Sought: Examining Transformations in Cybersecurity States (TOCS) for Nuclear Applications

This research will examine the feasibility and utility of TOCS approaches for nuclear cybersecurity as well as address the technical and regulatory implications associated with the use of these technologies. The goal of the research is to prepare to regulate licensee TOCS approaches by developing basic knowledge and insights concerning the approaches and the potential consequences of their application to nuclear cybersecurity.

The NRC is seeking a vendor capable of performing research on TOCS approaches. Tasks performed as part of this research include:

• capturing information about current and new TOCS technologies and applications through literature reviews and outreach to nuclear and cybersecurity stakeholders,
• identification and analysis of the TOCS technologies and approaches that may be suitable to the nuclear cybersecurity use case,
• development or identification of a nuclear-appropriate framework for consideration of the feasibility and utility of TOCS approaches, e.g., factors for consideration, pros, cons, metrics, and risk, and evaluation of each approach using the framework,
• development of insights including identification of TOCS approaches that are most beneficial to and likely to be used by the industry; regulatory gaps needed to prepare NRC to evaluate use of such applications, and future research activities needed to advance NRC knowledge of TOCS,
• identification and implementation of potential testing approaches for TOCS applications in a nuclear-relevant setting, and
• production of one or more technical reports documenting the results of this project.

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