UAP_BLUF_attachment-release_in_full.pdf

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Lead Staff Members:  Daryl Johnson, DSO/SOSB 
1. Reason for the briefing: 
☐Information Meeting    ☒Decision/Alignment Meeting      ☐Other ________________ 
2. Subject of the briefing:  
Updating flyover reporting guidance for SIDs to include Unidentified Anomalous 
Phenomenon (UAP)and potential impacts to Enhanced Weapons Rule reporting 
requirements  
 
3. Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): 
Provide DSO Director and Deputy Director with an overview of the new reporting 
requirement regarding UAPs to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and propose 
recommendations for reporting, collecting, a…

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4. Background/Facts 
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First AARO request to NRC for UAP/UAS flyover data for their Congressional Report, 
5/01/2023. 
 
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NSIR provided response to AARO for FY-2023, 6/05/2023 (received DSO and NSIR FO 
review and concurrence). 
 
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AARO Congressional reporting requirement stems from the FY-2023 National Defense 
Authorization Act. 
 
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FY-2023 National Defense Authorization Act requires the NRC to provide UAP and 
drone data to AARO each year. 
 
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In 2021, the NRC updated its UAS flyover guidance by requesting more details about 
UAS incidents (e.g. UAS characteristics, flight dur…

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Issue a Security Advisory providing another update to flyover guidelines that includes 
UAP. 
 
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Possible future rule making regarding the new federal law’s UAP reporting 
requirements and its applicability to the NRC. 
 
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Impact on staff workload is negligible. HOO should add another category of SID 
reporting. Licensees should receive guidance through a Generic Communication 
(possible security advisory). These recommendations should not significantly 
increase security incident database reporting (i.e. SID flyover reporting involving 
drones remains at 12 to 25 reports per yea…