Oswego County Nuclear Power Plants’ Siren Test Scheduled June 4

by Contributor | May 30, 2019 7:07 am

OSWEGO, NY – Exelon Generation will perform a test of its public notification system on June 4 at 1 p.m.

During the test, 40 sirens in the 10-mile radius surrounding the nuclear plants in Scriba will sound for three to five minutes.

Additional single-siren tests may be conducted throughout the day.

Exelon Generation tests the siren system on a monthly and bi-annual basis to ensure public safety.

Because this is only a test, no response by the public is necessary.

In an actual emergency, the sirens would sound to alert the public to tune in to a local Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio or television station for information.

These stations are listed in the emergency planning brochure mailed to households and businesses in the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone around the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station.

The Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station is a dual-unit nuclear power facility that can produce more than 1,937 megawatts of carbon-free electricity – enough to power nearly two million homes.

The nearby 838-megawatt James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant generates carbon-free electricity for more than 800,000 homes and businesses.

The stations are located about seven miles northeast of Oswego and 50 miles north of Syracuse.

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