Legislation takes aim at overlapping nuclear plant licensing renewals

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  cbrne_detection Image Caption:  Seabrook Station Citing the safety of aging nuclear power plants, two congressmen introduced legislation on Sept. 26 that would prevent overlapping operating license renewals for the facilities. The legislation would prevent nuclear reactor owners from applying for 20-year license renewal years before…

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ICS-CERT issues alert on power plant control system

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  cyber_security A control system used by electrical power plants could have a vulnerability that leaves a back door open for hackers to get into the system, according to DHS’ critical infrastructure Cyber protection team. The vulnerability in the Rugged Operating System, made by Siemens subsidiary…

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Applied DNA Sciences expands plant and personnel

Top Priority Sector:  access_control_identification Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology, announced on August 8 that it has significantly expanded its office, production and laboratory space and increased its personnel. Homepage position:  10 read more View full post on Government Security News View full post on The…

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