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Nuclear plants get top cybersecurity priority, Centre tells Lok Sabha
The Union government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that security assessments at all nuclear power plants are conducted periodically by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and external government agencies. Minister…
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The Union government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that security assessments at all nuclear power plants are conducted periodically by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and external government agencies. Minister of State Jitendra Singh, in a written reply to Congress MP Manickam Tagore, said internal security assessments are also carried out and observations reviewed for compliance.
The reply came after the National Alliance of Anti-nuclear Movements sought a commission of inquiry into an alleged leak of files from the Kudankulam plant by a ransomware group. While the government did not directly disclose whether any foreign or state-sponsored cyberattack attempts had been detected in the past three years, it said cybersecurity at nuclear installations is accorded the highest priority with continuous monitoring.
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The government says it takes nuclear security seriously, with AERB audits and biennial exercises like the Integrated Command, Control and Response drill conducted at Kudankulam as recently as April 2025. Yet by not answering whether any state-sponsored cyberattacks were detected, it feeds suspicion. Either no such attacks occurred, which would be reassuring, or it is a secret. A simple yes or no on detection would settle this. And for the alleged file leak, will the government itself order an inquiry instead of waiting for pressure groups?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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