Brunswick County Public Notice
1.2.26
Nuclear siren testing has been scheduled for January 7 around Brunswick Nuclear Plant. Be aware that there will be 5 to 30 second quarterly tests between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on that day.
Hearing the sirens during the scheduled testing time, does not call for anyone to take any action; this is only a test.
Some sirens may be heard more than once. Follow-up testing after siren maintenance may be required after 11:00 a.m. Because this is a test, local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages. If there was a real emergency requiring the sirens to be sounded, local radio and television stations would broadcast information to the public.
Duke Energy owns and maintains a network of sirens within 10 miles of each Brunswick nuclear plant, including 38 sirens around the plant. Testing is performed in cooperation with emergency management officials in Brunswick and New Hanover counties, who are responsible for sounding the sirens.
Additional details about outdoor warning sirens and nuclear emergency preparedness are available at duke-energy.com/NuclearEP
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