Strange Mood Engineering, a vendor providing a collaborative design platform for the nuclear supply chain, supports the proposed modernization of electronic processing for Safeguards Information. They recommend moving toward a performance-based security standard rather than a topology-specific one and request clarifications on third-party managed services and the scope of AI-driven processing.

The commenter opposes the proposed changes to the access authorization program, specifically arguing against the removal of prescriptive identity verification requirements, the elimination of periodic credit history checks, and the extension of audit intervals. They argue that these changes weaken insider threat protections and reduce necessary oversight of nuclear power plant security.

Muhammad Ali Zeghum, Head of Security at Masdar Clean Energy, supports the NRC's shift toward a performance-based physical-security framework. He suggests strengthening the rule by requiring evidence of program-level maturity across seven domains, codifying a Global Security Operations Centre (GSOC) architecture, and aligning requirements with operational-technology security standards.

A retired industry worker expresses concern that moving prescriptive access control requirements to voluntary guidance could lead to inconsistent security and a compromise in physical protection programs. The commenter recommends maintaining enforceable standards, specifically suggesting regular access-level validations.