The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been working with the Department of Homeland Security to analyze federal assets that potentially could have been involved in the reported cyber incidents. Seen here, scientists from Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois. Argonne generates advanced reactor and fuel cycle technologies that enable generation of nuclear power. (Argonne National Laboratory) As it became clear that the Department of Energy was part of the ongoing SolarWinds hack, it prompted concern among industry and government security experts that the nationâs critical infrastructure, including the electric grid, nuclear systems and power plants might have been compromised.