Duke Energy’s Brunswick Nuclear Plant will be testing outdoor warning sirens during a one-hour period on Oct. 8.
The testing is scheduled to occur 10-11 a.m. and may run up to three minutes.
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All 38 sirens within 10 miles of the plant will sound at full volume. Some sirens may be tested more than once to ensure they are properly functioning, and follow-up testing may occur after 11 a.m. following siren maintenance, according to a release.
Testing is coordinated with emergency management officials in Brunswick and New Hanover counties, which are responsible for sounding the sirens.
Local broadcasting stations do not interrupt regular programming to broadcast emergency alert system messages during siren tests. If sirens were to be sounded in a real emergency, local radio and television stations would broadcast information and instructions to the public.
Additional information about the plant’s outdoor warning sirens are available at duke-energy.com/NuclearEP.
