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CIP exceptional circumstance

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A situation that involves or threatens to involve one or more of the following, or similar, conditions that impact safety or Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability: a risk of injury or death; a natural disaster; civil unrest; an imminent or existing hardware, software, or equipment failure; a Cyber Security Incident requiring emergency assistance; a response by emergency services; the enactment of a mutual assistance agreement; or an impediment of large scale workforce availability.

Framework senses

NERC CIP-003-6 (Security Management Controls) v61 senseview framework →
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A situation that involves or threatens to involve one or more of the following, or similar, conditions that impact safety or Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability: a risk of injury or death; a natural disaster; civil unrest; an imminent or existing hardware, software, or equipment failure; a Cyber Security Incident requiring emergency assistance; a response by emergency services; the enactment of a mutual assistance agreement; or an impediment of large scale workforce availability.