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Records show dozens of unexplained drones flew over U.S. nuclear plants
Slashdot reports 67 drone reports at 28 U.S. nuclear sites in NRC records, all marked 'Closed Unresolved.'
The short version
- Slashdot reports that NRC records made public show dozens of unexplained drones near U.S. nuclear facilities from February 2024 to March 2026.[Slashdot]
- Operators filed 67 reports covering 28 sites in 17 states, and every entry is marked 'Closed Unresolved.'[Slashdot]
- About half the reports, 33 of 67, fall in an eight-week window; a 2024 NRC paper cited a 2019 analysis finding no risk-significant drone vulnerabilities.[Slashdot]
Key facts
- Dozens of unexplained drones flew over or near U.S. nuclear facilities between February 2024 and March 2026, according to NRC records.[Slashdot]
- Facility operators filed 67 reports of drones over or near 28 sites in 17 states.[Slashdot]
- Every entry in the NRC documents carries the status 'Closed Unresolved.'[Slashdot]
- 33 of the 67 incidents occurred in an eight-week window between Dec. 3, 2024, and Jan. 24, 2025.[Slashdot]
- A 2024 NRC paper cited a 2019 analysis concluding U.S. plants had no risk-significant vulnerabilities that adversaries could exploit with commercially available drones for radiological sabotage or theft of special nuclear material.[Slashdot]
What remains uncertain
- The operators and purpose of the drones remain unidentified, and the reporting does not establish whether the flights posed a threat.[Slashdot]
Sources
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