It does seem like a similar issue to what https://forums.factorio.com/123347 was seeing.

I don't think this can possibly be working as intended. It neither behaves like the drop order is planet agnostic nor does it respect the planet; it's halfway in the middle, where it respects the planet except ...

I have a number of space platforms with a section requesting 0 depleted uranium fuel cells with a maximum of 0 depleted uranium fuel cells, from Nauvis - see image 20260412214329_1.jpg .

I'm finding that inconsistently these ships are dropping their used fuel cells on other planets they are ...