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New Delhi : Periodic security assessments are conducted both internally and by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) at all nuclear power plant sites, including Kudankulam, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.
External government agencies also carry out assessments of nuclear power plants, the minister said in a written reply to Congress MP Manickam Tagore B’s query in the Lok Sabha on vulnerability assessments and third-party security audits of nuclear plants.
The minister stressed that continuous monitoring and surveillance mechanisms were in place to detect and respond to cyber threats to these plants.
The development has come within a month of a data breach involving electronic files linked to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu.
In July, reports emerged that ransomware group World Leaks had accessed more than 19,000 highly sensitive files dating between 2016 and mid-2025.
In a statement at the time, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), the KKNPP’s operator, had said, “The information claimed to be available in the public domain… does not relate to any nuclear safety or nuclear security-related systems or information”. (Agencies)
