Summary
liberation-times report on U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) records obtained via FOIA detailing 22 drone incidents at nuclear power plants between September 2022 and February 2023. The records were sent by the NRC to aaro between January 2020 and November 2025, per the FY2022 NDAA mandate. Activity concentrated at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (Pennsylvania, 8 incidents) and Columbia Generating Station (Washington state, 9 incidents), together accounting for 17 of 22 incidents. Additional activity at Comanche Peak (Texas, 3), Monticello (Minnesota, 1), and Peach Bottom (Pennsylvania, 1).
Key Claims
- Triangular object at Susquehanna (Oct 3 2022): At least four drones entered airspace from multiple directions; a fourth was described as larger, triangular in shape, carrying a large spotlight. Encounter lasted 2 hours 8 minutes (NRC records)
- Eight-drone swarm at Susquehanna (Sep 26 2022): Eight drones entered the plant’s airspace; interaction lasted ~2 hours 45 minutes (NRC records)
- Large drone at Columbia: One drone estimated at 8-10 feet in diameter with white and red flashing lights. DOE’s Hanford Patrol followed a drone eastward before losing it (NRC records)
- Historical Hanford UAP: Columbia Generating Station area has anomalous-activity history dating to the 1940s Manhattan Project era, documented by robert-hastings in UFOs and Nukes: 1945 radar bogey pursuit, 1949 “silvery, disc-shaped” hovering object, 1952 F-94 radar lock-on over Hanford (article)
- The article links nuclear-site incursions to March 2026 drone events at Fort McNair and barksdale-afb (article)
Notable Quotes
“The brazen incursions by unknown ‘drones’ over sensitive nuclear infrastructure outlined in these reports is truly alarming… an unknown actor is systematically asserting dominance over the most critical and sensitive military sites in the United States.” — marik-von-rennenkampff