{
  "id": 17446953,
  "title": "Dozens of Unexplained Drones Have Buzzed America's Nuclear Plants Since 2024",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/dozens-of-unexplained-drones-have-buzzed-americas-nuclear-plants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T17:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/10/31/1742209/dozens-of-unexplained-drones-have-buzzed-americas-nuclear-plants-since-2024"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dozens of unidentified drones have been observed near and over U.S. nuclear plants since 2024, according to records released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The incidents occurred at 28 sites in 17 states between February 2024 and March 2026, with a total of 67 reports filed by facility operators. Notable locations include the Three Mile Island site in Pennsylvania and the River Bend Station in Louisiana, where several drones were seen flying close to the reactor buildings. Most of the drone sightings happened at night, and the NRC has not identified any operators for these incidents. The majority of the cases, 33 out of 67, took place within a narrow eight-week period from December 3, 2024, to January 24, 2025. Virginia's Surry Power Station experienced five separate incidents in December 2024, including an event involving a swarm of at least eight drones. The incidents have raised concerns about potential security risks, but the NRC maintains that existing safeguards and commercially available drones pose no significant risk to nuclear facilities.",
  "summary": "Slashdot reader ElectricVs shares this report from American Buildout, a new site covering \"the intersection of data centers, energy and power, finance, and Main Street.\" Dozens of unexplained drones flew over and near U.S. nuclear facilities between February 2024 and March 2026, according to records the Nuclear Regulatory Commission made public this week. In all, facility operators filed 67…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}