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IAEA Initiative Sets Ambitious Goals to Support the Safe and Secure Deployment of SMRs

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The goal of the industry track is to develop more standardized industrial approaches for SMR manufacturing, construction and operations that can reduce licensing timelines, costs and, ultimately, the time to deploy SMRs. The SMR business model is often based on serial production, which means that after the deployment of the first-of-a-kind reactor, cost and time savings materialize under a standardized approach. The industry track focused on four objectives: harmonization of high-level user requirements, information sharing on national standards and codes, experiments and validation of simulation computer codes to model SMRs and accelerating the implementation of a nuclear infrastructure for SMRs.

“User requirements are based on the utilities’ needs and must be consistent with IAEA safety standards,” said Aline des Cloizeaux, Director of the Division of Nuclear Power at the IAEA and chair of the industry track. “There is a general agreement on the need for technology neutral utility requirements, as this will help standardize user specifications and help technology developers to align with the market.” She also stated the need to consider non-electrical applications and non-traditional end users when defining industry standards.

Codes and standards are requirements and rules for the design, construction and operation of structures, systems and components, and they are issued by national and global organizations, such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The challenge with harmonizing codes and standards is that each country may have different requirements. For codes and standards that apply to SMRs, equivalencies among existing requirements will be identified, and the NHSI will collect and share information through a platform that will expand to advanced manufacturing standards and customization for SMRs. Furthermore, the NHSI proposed resource sharing among experimental facilities, technology holders and technical support organizations (TSOs) to validate simulation computer codes to model SMRs, which are used to support the design and safety analysis that regulators review to grant licenses. TSOs provide expertise and services to support nuclear…

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DOJ sets new goals for responding to ransomware attacks

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The Justice Department said it wants to increase the percentage of reported ransomware incidents it handles to 65% by September 2023.

In a strategic planning document published Friday, the Department of Justice said that by September 30, 2023, it pledges to increase “the percentage of reported ransomware incidents from which cases are opened, added to existing cases, or resolved or investigative actions are conducted within 72 hours to 65%.”

The department also wants to increase “the number of ransomware matters in which seizures or forfeitures are occurring by 10%.”

The pledges were also included in the President’s Management Agenda website and were under the purview of Eun Young Choi, the recently appointed director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team at the Justice Department. 

The department set similar goals in its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan document, pledging to “address supply chain vulnerabilities, support other government agencies and the private sector, and identify new sources of evidence and intelligence.”

“In addition, the Department will continue to develop ways to attribute cyberattacks, to respond to and engage victims and targeted entities, and to provide intelligence to help victims recover and strengthen their defenses,” the DOJ said. 

“Finally, we will continue to develop our own cyber expertise by investing in recruitment, training, and capacity building.”

The Justice Department said it also wanted to “bolster its interagency and international collaborations to aid attribution, defend networks, sanction bad behavior, and otherwise deter or disrupt cyber adversaries overseas.”

Other goals laid out by the document include closer public/private partnerships as a way to encourage incident reporting and tougher internal measures to improve cybersecurity at the department, including multifactor authentication, encryption and more. 

“The Department will help the private sector identify and address their vulnerabilities through threat intelligence sharing and targeted outreach. We will also continue to support policy efforts to protect the digital supply chain, federal information systems, and critical infrastructure against…

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Get a headstart on your personal goals for 2021, Parenting & Education News & Top Stories

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With the New Year just around the corner,  thinking out of the box and embracing new skills is a movement that has gained traction in the past year.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted several areas of industry growth requiring innovation and talent, offering great opportunities to those considering taking up a degree programme, making a career switch, or enhancing their current skills.

For instance, according to panellists at a recent Deep Tech Summit held earlier this month as part of the Singapore FinTech Festival and Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology, companies must innovate to prevent a post-Covid-19 digital divide, and train staff to reduce the threats of pandemic-related cyber-security risks.      

At the same time, cyber-security risks have increased as more people work from home, according to a survey by American tech giant Cisco in October.

Mental health has also come under scrutiny during this stressful period, with demand for services on the rise, The Straits Times reported in October. As such, healthcare professionals will continue to be highly sought after.

These are just three potential areas of learning and self-development that Singaporeans can consider pursuing. Given the ease and convenience that working from home and online classes connecting students globally bring, there is no better time than now to embark on your retraining or upskilling journey.

A wide range of programmes catering to upskilling      

Murdoch University at Kaplan has offerings suitable for students across all levels.

Possible learning opportunities include:

  • Bachelor of Business in Banking and Cyber Security & Forensics (Double Major)
  • Bachelor of Business in International Business and Cyber Security and Forensics
  • Bachelor of Business in International Business and Web Communication (Double Major)
  • Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Web Communication (Double Major)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Single Major)
  • Master of Business Administration

Professor Peter Waring, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Transnational Education and Dean of Murdoch University Singapore, notes: “Murdoch programmes have several points of distinction which can be summarised through two…

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