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This Black Vault release contains the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's March 23, 2017 response to John Greenewald's FOIA request 2017-0368 for UFO records collected since 1975. The NRC withheld identifying information. The records cover three allegation files. The first is a 2010 Region IV case about a former security officer who said a triangular UFO hovered over the protected area at Cooper Nuclear Station between 1986 and 1989. The other two are a 1997 letter claiming DoD flew nuclear-powered craft from New Mexico and a 1998 California complaint.
“Cooper”12 pages
MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: REFERENCE: ( UNITeD STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV &12 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011·4125 June 17, 2010 Michael P. Shannon, Chief, Plant Support Branch 1 Judith Walker, Allegation Coordinator]!;) NEW ALLEGATION RECEIPT u, ALLEGATION RIV-201 O-A-Q1 01 ACES has received the attached material related to Copper Nuclear Station. This allegation is 5 days old as of today. Please review.the material within one week June 24, 2010, for the following: • Review each of the individual's concems within the receipt form and determine whether they are captured accurately and whether they are NRC regulated activities or not. Provide a brief summary for the overall allegation and a brief statement of each concern for the ARB. It is not necessary to include all of the background information. • List each concern separately on a copy of the "Branch Evaluation, Plan & Recommendation (BEPR)" file located at R:\#ACES\_ALLEGATIONS\_ALLEGATlON FORMS\BEPR.doc. Please use the most current fonn listed In the R:\ drive. • List possible regulatory requirements (i.e., 10 CFR 26, etc.} that may apply to each concem, if known. If none, state "none. • Under safety significance, provide.a follow~up priority (i.e., high: immediate action required, or normal: routine follow-up). • Provide a recommendation for disposition (i.e., 01 investigation, inspection, request for information, or none). List this under the Technical Staff Recommendation's "Recommended Action" section. If you are recommending a Request for information (RFI), please be prepared to discuss the information contained in the ALLEGATION REVIEW BOARD WORKSHEET, "Considering a Request for Information to the Licensee" (R:\#ACES\_ALLEGATIONS\_ALLEGATION FORMS\ _ARB Worksheet for RFI - eCopy.doc). This is a requirement.per the Allegation Guidance Memorandum 2008-001 (Peach Bottom Lessons Learned). • List the branch you believe that should be responsible for the action. If another branch is recommended for completion of an RFI, contact the responsible branch for development of the RFI and attached worksheet. · • Provide a planned completion date. Coordinate with the other applicable branches for documenting their planned completion date(s).
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