Sector
Nuclear plants and research labs
For nuclear power plants, NRC guidance says plant security forces lack authority to shoot down drones over their facilities. Research campuses require a separate review of the operator and applicable authority.
Veil Systems designs, procures, installs, and services drone-defense solutions for nuclear and research campuses. We integrate existing technologies around switchyards, support systems, and campus approaches.
Illustrative scenario — not a Veil installation or a real incident. Concept schematic.
Threat scenario
Scenario — Switchyard / support systems
An FPV targets switchyard equipment, cooling support, or other non-containment assets. NRC’s public fact sheet for nuclear power plants: plant security forces do not have authority to interdict or shoot down aircraft, including drones, flying over their facilities.
Why the fence falls short
Ground security was not built for this approach
Armed forces, barriers, and intrusion detection defend design-basis ground threats. They were not written as the primary answer to a low-altitude FPV over a support node.
Sourced context
Facts that keep the story grounded
- NRC (Jan 2025), for nuclear power plants: plant security forces do not have authority to interdict or shoot down aircraft, including drones, flying over their facilities. NRC — Drones and Nuclear Power Plant Security
- NRC updated regulations in 2024 to require nuclear power plant licensees to report drone sightings over facilities to NRC, FAA, FBI, and local law enforcement. NRC fact sheet (Jan 2025)
Where Veil comes in
Consult · Design · Procure · Install · Service
Consult on aerial approaches to switchyards and support systems. Design detection and response planning that fits licensee procedures. Procure, install, and service for authorized operators.
Consult
Site, threats, authorities.
Design
Layered detection plan.
Procure
Best-fit existing systems.
Install
As designed, documented.
Service
Maintenance and training support.
Authority boundary: Veil does not jam, seize, or disable drones. Mitigation is for authorized operators only. See regulatory explainer.
FAQ
Are you saying U.S. reactors have been struck by FPVs?
No. Scenarios are illustrative scenarios. NRC facts concern authority and reporting.
Research campuses require a separate authority review
The cited NRC guidance concerns nuclear power plants. It does not establish the authority of every research laboratory or federal campus. A laboratory assessment must identify the operator, applicable rules, and responding agency separately.
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