Imperial College London
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Professor WE (Bill) Lee FREng

Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Security Science & Technology

Distinguished Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Contact

 

w.e.lee Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Eva Konstantara +44 (0)20 7594 8864

 
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Location

 

Abdus Salam LibrarySouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inproceedings{Aamoth:2022:10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968304,
author = {Aamoth, B and Lee, WE and Ahmed, H},
doi = {10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968304},
title = {Net-Zero Through Small Modular Reactors-Cybersecurity Considerations},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968304},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - In recent years, countries across the world have started developing small modular reactors (SMRs), nuclear reactors that generally produce around 300 megawatts of electricity (MWe). Many believe this type of reactor could be key in helping countries achieve their net-zero goals, as they are theoretically less expensive and safer than their larger counterparts, which usually produce more than 500 MWe. SMRs will be assembled in factories and operated in a mostly remote manner, raising concerns about cybersecurity. This paper attempts to analyze the cybersecurity of traditional nuclear reactors and the cyberphysical systems they rely on, analyze the novel ways in which SMRs will be developed and operated, and then highlight how and why SMRs could be particularly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. This paper finds that SMRs will be more susceptible to cyberattacks when compared to larger, more traditional reactors. Mitigations are offered that should increase the cyber-resilience of SMRs.
AU  - Aamoth,B
AU  - Lee,WE
AU  - Ahmed,H
DO  - 10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968304
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 2162-4704
TI  - Net-Zero Through Small Modular Reactors-Cybersecurity Considerations
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IECON49645.2022.9968304
ER  -
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