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This 2023 Nuclear Regulatory Commission briefing paper from staff in DSO/SOSB asked for approval to update security incident database flyover reporting guidance so it covers Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). It explains that the FY-2023 National Defense Authorization Act requires the NRC to send UAP and drone flyover data to the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) every year. It notes that the NRC has no guidance for telling UAP apart from drones. It recommends a separate UAP category, guidance for licensees and possible rulemaking.
2 4. Background/Facts • First AARO request to NRC for UAP/UAS flyover data for their Congressional Report, 5/01/2023. • NSIR provided response to AARO for FY-2023, 6/05/2023 (received DSO and NSIR FO review and concurrence). • AARO Congressional reporting requirement stems from the FY-2023 National Defense Authorization Act. • FY-2023 National Defense Authorization Act requires the NRC to provide UAP and drone data to AARO each year. • In 2021, the NRC updated its UAS flyover guidance by requesting more details about UAS incidents (e.g. UAS characteristics, flight duration, flyover time, number of drones, etc.). There has been no mention of UAP in past generic communications. • Currently, the NRC has no process to report UAPs and has no awareness of UAPs operating around NRC licensees in its guidance, including no mention of them, no definition, no information regarding how they differ from other aircraft, and no information related to whether they should be voluntarily reported or not • There is no impact to the EWR because the current characterization of flyover using “manned” and “unmanned” likely covers UAPs. DPCP, however, has some input and questions concerning possible rule making regarding the new federal UAP reporting law’s applicability to the NRC 5. Seeking NSIR Front Office Support: • NSIR Front Office support and approval is requested to pursue the recommendations listed under expected outcomes of results. 6. Stakeholder Engagement: Internal Stakeholders • NSIR/DSO, NSIR/DPCP, NSIR/DPR (i.e., HOO-HOC), NRC Regions, FSC program, External Stakeholders • U.S. Department of Defense, All-domain Anomalous Resolution Office (AARO) 7. Anticipated Challenges/Differing Stakeholder Views: • Potentially revising SID flyover reporting guidance via a GENCOM 8. Expected Outcome of Results: • Request AARO UAP reporting guidance for government agencies and military, if any. • Develop special UAP reporting guidance for NRC licensees.
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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 3 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.