A practitioner community for the nuclear sector's security mission.
NS-ISAC exists to make the nuclear sector measurably more secure and resilient by giving its practitioners a trusted place to collaborate, share, and implement.
Why we exist.
NS-ISAC convenes the nuclear sector (commercial operators, advanced reactor vendors, national laboratories, suppliers, and regulators) to share information, develop common practices, and coordinate on the security challenges that no single organization can solve alone. Our purpose is operational: we exist to help our members do the work better, faster, and more consistently.
Where we are going.
A nuclear sector in which every operator and supplier benefits from the collective operational experience of their peers: a sector where modernization, security-by-design, and resilience are pursued together, and where the next generation of reactors is built on a security foundation the sector itself defined.
Practitioner-to-practitioner, by design.
NS-ISAC is structured as a Community of Practice rather than a trade body or vendor forum. The center of gravity is the working group: a peer cohort that meets regularly, shares artifacts, and produces guidance the rest of the sector can use.
Vetted membership
Participation is limited to organizations and individuals with a credible operational stake in nuclear security. Trust is the prerequisite for candid sharing.
Shared artifacts
Templates, checklists, reference architectures, and lessons-learned reports are produced collaboratively and reviewed by peers before they are published.
Operational focus
We prioritize work that engineers and security leaders can implement on Monday morning, not abstract frameworks that never reach the plant floor.
Four priorities that shape our work.
Our annual program of work is organized around four strategic priorities. Each working group, publication, and exercise maps to at least one.
Trusted Information Sharing
Operate a vetted, sector-specific channel for sharing threat intelligence, incident lessons, and operational practices among practitioners.
Cybersecurity & OT Modernization
Advance practical implementation of modern controls across plant IT and OT environments, including the NEI 08-09 Rev 7 transition.
Security-by-Design
Embed security into advanced reactor designs, digital instrumentation, and the engineering lifecycle from concept through commissioning.
Sector Resilience
Strengthen the sector's collective ability to anticipate, withstand, and recover from disruption through exercises and shared playbooks.
Join the community.
Membership is open to commercial nuclear operators, reactor vendors, national laboratories, and critical suppliers.