Duke Energy’s Brunswick Nuclear Plant has scheduled for Jan. 7 a test of its outdoor warning sirens.
During the test, which is held in cooperation with Brunswick and New Hanover officials, sirens will sound 5 to 30 seconds between 10 and 11 a.m.
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Some sirens may be tested more than once during that hour, and follow-up testing may be required after 11 a.m.
Tests are scheduled quarterly and held to ensure that the network of 38 sirens within 10 miles of the plant are functioning properly.
Local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System messages since this will be only a test. Local radio and television stations broadcast information to the public in the case of a real emergency that would require the sirens to be sounded.
For additional information, visit duke-energy.com/NuclearEP.
